Simmen v. Lehman Bros.

Plaintiff, Robert Simmen IV, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Cook County granting the motion of defendants, Lehman Brothers, Inc., and Don Dalis, to stay proceedings on plaintiff’s complaint pending arbitration. Plaintiff, a stock broker, filed a tort action for intentional interference with his economic rights against his former employer and a branch office manager. Plaintiff argues that his complaint arose out of defendants’ conduct after his employment as a broker ended and was therefore not required to be arbitrated pursuant to New York Stock Exchange Rule 347.

I. FACTS

Plaint…