Utica Drops Law Firm Disqualification Lawsuit, Agrees to Dismissal With Prejudice

ALBANY, N.Y. — Utica Mutual Insurance Co. has consented to dismissal of an action in which it sought a ruling that the law firm of Hunton & Williams may represent it in a reinsurance arbitration with Employer’s Insurance Company of Wausau and National Casualty Co.

According to a Dec. 18 filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, Utica agreed to dismissal of the action with prejudice.

National Casualty Co. and Utica, on one hand, and Employer’s Insurance Company of Wausau and Utica, on the other hand, are separately parties to three excess reinsurance contracts …