Reed v. Doctor's Associates, Inc.

Doctor’s Associates, Inc., Frederick DeLuca, and Peter H. Buck (defendants) appeal an order of the circuit court of Madison County that denied, in part, defendants’ motion to stay this case in favor of arbitration. On appeal, defendants raise the issue of whether the trial court erred in denying their motion to stay in regard to the plaintiffs’ claims of abuse of process and malicious prosecution while at the same time finding that a prior order of a Connecticut state court mandated staying the plaintiffs’ other claims.

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Ruth Reed, Dan Keating, Dennis DeSpain, Terry DeSpain, and Charles…