Safety National Casualty Corp. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

At issue is the district court, in deference to a related Texas state court action, staying this action by Safety National Casualty Corporation, by which it seeks to compel arbitration with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Medical Engineering Corporation (collectively BMS). We VACATE and REMAND.

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The Texas state court action began in March 1993, when BMS sued Safety and more than 70 other insurers in its breast-implant coverage dispute. The three Safety policies at issue provide “excess umbrella” coverage to BMS for “occurrences” between 30 June 1983 and…