N.Y. Federal Judge Compels Arbitration In Escrow Dispute, Denies Dismissal Bid

( October 2, 2025, 1:52 PM EDT) -- ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York federal judge compelled arbitration among a borrower, an insurer, the insurer’s CEO and a liaison of the insurer, holding that the borrower, seeking to recover a $1 million escrow deposit tied to a failed $5 million loan, brought claims under an insurance policy containing an arbitration clause, thereby binding the insurer, CEO and liaison to arbitration....