Bottomer v. Progressive Casualty Insurance

OPINION

The appellant seeks review of the Superior Court’s holding that declaratory judg*1283ment and arbitration proceedings involving overlapping parties and centered on the same legal issue should proceed simultaneously.

In April of 2000, Appellee, Michelle Bot-tomer (“Bottomer”), was involved in a mul-ti-vehicle accident while driving her own automobile, insured by a company that is not a party to this litigation. After Bot-tomer’s claims asserted against the other driver and lodged with her own insurer were resolved, she also presented a claim for underinsured motorist (“UIM”) benefits to…