McKNIGHT v. CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE CO., INC.

No. 03-12129. Non-Argument Calendar.

358 F.3d 854 (2004)

Charles K. McKNIGHT, Jean B. McKnight, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Filed January 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cheryl Barnes Legare, Gregory J. Digel, Holland & Knight, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Charles K. McKnight, Jr., King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before BARKETT, HULL and COX, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal presents a single issue: whether the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., preempts the Georgia Arbitration Code, Ga.Code Ann. § 1, et. seq., inasmuch as the Georgia Arbitration Code expressly excludes from its coverage arbitration provisions in insurance contracts. We conclude that it does not: by virtue of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1012(b), the Federal Arbitration Act does not...

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