Legal Opinion
Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Shammas
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided September 14, 1993No. 1:93:CV:395PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ENSLEN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Prudential Insurance Company’s petition for an order compelling Matt and Deborah Shammas, respondents, to arbitrate the claims they are asserting in a civil suit filed in the Michigan Circuit Court in Kent County case no. 93-81147-NZ. Jurisdiction in this Court is based upon diversity of citizenship, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. This Court is authorized to compel arbitration when appropriate, pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16.
FACTS
The parties filed a stipulation of facts on August 26, 1993, for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Antonio R. Leyva v. Certified Grocers of California, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Linda Willis v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Dominic Marchese v. Shearson Hayden Stone, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by19 opinions
- In Re The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Sales Practice Litigation All Agent ActionsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Young v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
- Cione v. Foresters Equity Services, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1997
- Wojcik v. Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
- Cade v. Zions First National BankCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1998
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