Cione v. Foresters Equity Services, Inc.

Opinion

KREMER, P. J.

Defendant Foresters Equity Services, Inc. (FESCO), appeals an order denying its motion to compel arbitration and stay plaintiff John Paul Clone’s lawsuit for wrongful termination of employment. Asserting it was the third party beneficiary of an agreement by Cione to arbitrate the parties’ dispute, FESCO contends the court should have compelled arbitration. We reverse and direct the superior court to enter an order granting FES CO’s motion to compel arbitration.

I

Introduction

Soon after going to work for FESCO, Cione applied for registration with a securities industry…