Barnett v. Cigna Health Plan of Arizona

MEMORANDUM ***

Cigna Healthcare of Arizona (“Cigna”)1 appeals the district court’s order denying its motion to compel arbitration of an employment dispute brought by Dr. Francis J. Barnett. Because the facts are known to the parties, we do not recite them here. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 16(a)(1).2 We affirm the district court.

The district court properly denied Cigna’s motion because the arbitration provisions contained in Cigna’s employee handbook were never incorporated into the employment contract between Cigna and Dr. Barnett. The contract provided that the parties’…