2nd DCA Rules Patriot's Arbitration Clause unenforceable in Antitrust, Fraud Suit

A California appellate court rejected a bid by Patriot Underwriters to force arbitration of a Los Angeles insurance broker's claims of fraud and antitrust violations stemming from the carrier's refusal to enter into a captive insurer agreement. The 2nd District Court of Appeal upheld a decision by the Los Angeles Superior Court to deny the Florida-based carrier's motion to compel arbitration of HCF Insurance Agency's claims of fraud, intentional interference with economic advantage and unlawful group boycott and denied the carrier's request to decide the claims under Flori...