Federal Judge: Insurer Contractually Waived Right To Remove Hurricane Maria Suit

( April 6, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT) -- CHRISTIANSTED, Virgin Islands — A federal judge in the Virgin Islands granted an insured’s motion to remand its lawsuit against an insurer and insurance agents arising from its property damage caused by Hurricane Maria, holding that although the insurer established that an arbitration agreement “falls under” the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, it contractually waived its right to remove the lawsuit to the federal court under the Federal Arbitration Act....