Cirilli v. Country Insurance & Financial Services

NEUBAUER, EJ.

¶ 1. Alan Cirilli, Brian Carlson, Christina Johnson and John Shepperd (the Cirilli plaintiffs) appeal from the circuit court's judgment affirming an arbitrator's decision that their claims against Country Insurance & Financial Services were time barred under their Agent's Agreement with Country. The Cirilli plaintiffs argue that issue and claim preclusion should have bound the arbitrator in this proceeding to the same result that a different arbitrator reached six years before in another proceeding. Whether to apply preclusion and hold the parties to the results of a previous…