Hoff v. Northeastern University

Northeastern University (university) protests that all seven claims of Hoff’s Superior Court complaint brought against the university were decided by an arbitrator and, therefore, should be dismissed on the ground of issue preclusion. See Bailey v. Metropolitan Property & *512Liab. Ins. Co., 24 Mass. App. Ct. 34, 36 (1987). Alternatively, the university contends that any remaining issues not otherwise barred by the previous arbitration be referred to another arbitrator. The claims arise out of the university’s denial of tenure to Hoff.

Hoff was initially appointed to the position of level III…