Gulf Guaranty Life Insurance Company v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Cigna Reinsurance Company

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that taking “substantial steps” toward litigating an arbitral dispute or participating in litigation procedures will not likely waive a party’s right to arbitrate
• finding that appellate jurisdiction existed because, among other reasons, the,district court explicitly stated that the order appealed from was a final decision for purposes of appeal
• explaining that “Connecticut General did not initiate any litigation action in this case; it merely defended itself against Gulf Guaranty's court claims” and concluding that “Connecticut General did not waive its right to arbitrate its dispute with Gulf Guaranty”
• explaining that “Connecticut General did not initiate any litigation action in this case; it merely defended itself against Gulf Guaranty's court claims” and concluding that “Connecticut General did not waive its right to arbitrate its dispute with Gulf Guaranty”
• explaining that “Connecticut General did not initiate any litigation action in this case; it merely defended itself against Gulf Guaranty’s court claims” and concluding that “Connecticut General did not waive its right to arbitrate its dispute with Gulf Guaranty”
• explaining that a claim merely questioning the independence of an arbitrator does not “constitute a claim ‘invalidating the contract’ or a claim of some type of fraud . . . that would suggest that the validity of the agreement to arbitrate is under attack under general contract principles.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).