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Court enforces contractual arbitrator appointment procedure and holds that arbitrators should decide whether to consolidate multiple arbitrations

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A District Court has entered an Order to enforce the contractually agreed-upon procedure for appointing a third arbitrator in an insurance matter, setting deadlines for each step of the process. The Court also held that whether arbitrations regarding four different insurance agreements should be consolidated was a matter to be decided by the arbitrators. Clearwater Insurance Co. v. Granite State Insurance Co., Case No. 06-4472 (USDC N.D. Cal. Oct. 2, 2006).