What the panel ordered
February 7, 2022 Arbitrator's Findings and Award affirmed; September 13, 2022 Order approving stipulations of settlement void and to be reissued
Petition for Reconsideration granted to study factual and legal issues; decision after reconsideration issued affirming Arbitrator's Findings and Award
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The Arbitrator found that Arrowood had no right to seek contribution/reimbursement for benefits paid after the approval of the Compromise and Release Agreements because joint and several liability ended and Arrowood was only responsible for their pro-rata share or credit for amounts paid.
From the decision · page 13Therefore, the Arbitrator found that Arrowood has no right to seek contribution/reimbursement for any benefits Arrowood paid after the approval of the two Compromise and Release Agreements against Wausau/Liberty Mutual and Travelers.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.