Reinsurer Must Pay Costs Arising From Confirmation Proceedings

DALLAS, Texas - After prevailing in their two-year-long effort to confirm an arbitration award, two claims adjusters are entitled to collect $335,396 in attorneys' fees and costs from Employers' Reinsurance Corp., a Texas federal judge ruled March 21. HCC Aviation Insurance Group Inc. v. Employers Reinsurance Corp., No. 3:05-CV-744(BH) (N.D. Texas).

U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn adopted a Feb. 25 report and recommendation issued by Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramierez.

A student-pilot sued his instructor in West Virginia state court for personal injuries he suffered in a 1996 airplane crash. The instructor sought defense and indemnification from his …