North River Insurance v. Allstate Insurance

OPINION AND ORDER

SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.

Defendant Allstate Insurance Company seeks a stay of this action pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 3, so that arbitration may be had of a dispute arising out of a series of treaty reinsurance agreements between the parties. Plaintiffs North River Insurance Company and the United States Fire Insurance Company contend that the doctrine of collateral estoppel bars defendant from seeking further arbitration of the liability issues in the parties’ dispute. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion to stay this action pending…