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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed an order unsealing an arbitration award because the award had been filed with the district court as part of confirmation proceedings and the recipient of the award had not demonstrated a specific harm sufficient to overcome the presumption of public access to documents filed with the courts.
Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. arbitrated whether it “was entitled to proceeds based on insurance claims it made to [two of its] reinsurers.”
The arbitration panel issued an award in Penn National’s favor, and Penn National petitioned the district court to confirm that award. As part of the confirmation process, Penn National filed the award with the court, which granted Penn National’s motion to seal the award.