Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society v. JRY

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge: *

Plaintiff-appellant, Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society (the Society), appeals the denial of its motion to compel arbitration and to stay ongoing state proceedings pending arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§ 3, 4. Because we find that the parties’ underlying dispute arguably falls within the scope of the arbitration clause at issue in this case, we reverse and remand with instructions to the district court to grant the motion to compel arbitration and to stay the state proceedings.

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