The Supreme Court of the United States (Supreme Court) has refused to review the Allied Professionals Ins. Co. RRG v. Anglesey (Anglesey) decision filed on March 12, 2020 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit). The Anglesey decision affirmed the preemptive qualities of the Liability Risk Retention Act (LRRA), specifically that the LRRA preempted an anti-arbitration statute in Washington state.
The Supreme Court refused certiorari—the review of a lower court decision—for Anglesey on November 13, 2020. The Supreme Court did grant the motion of National Risk Retention Association for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae.
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