The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a federal court may enjoin arbitrable state-law claims in an insurance dispute. In American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus v. Biles, No. 12-60235 (5th Cir. April 30, 2013), David Biles completed an application for an accident insurance policy that was underwritten by the American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus (“Aflac”) and included a binding arbitration clause. Less than one year after the policy became effective, Biles passed...
