Hobbs Staffing Services, Inc. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.

STEELMAN, Judge.

Defendants-appellants, Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co., American Protection Insurance Co., and Kemper Casualty Insurance Co. (collectively known as “Kemper”) appeal the trial court’s order granting partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, Hobbs Staffing Services, and denying their motion to compel arbitration.

Plaintiff is a staffing organization, which provides temporary employees for other businesses. Plaintiff is incorporated in Tennessee, and has a principal place of business in Guilford County, North Carolina. Defendants are Illinois corporations, in the business of…