Blumenthal-Kahn Electric Ltd. Partnership v. American Home Assurance Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this dispute arising out of a construction project at Ronald Reagan National Airport (“Project”), an electrical subcontractor sued on the general contractor’s bond to recover for the work and materials it expended on the Project. The matter came before the Court on defendant, American Home Assurance Co.’s (“AHAC”) motion to stay all further proceedings pending arbitration, pursuant to § 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq. For the reasons that follow, AHAC’s motion was granted.

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On August 17, 1999, San Jose Construction Group (“San…