Legal Opinion
Scott v. Farm Family Life Insurance
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 27, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-12774-TPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Kathleen Scott, sues her former employer, Farm Family Life Insurance Co. (“Farm Family”), and Philip Weber, President of Farm Family, alleging improper employment termination.
- Presently before the court is defendants’ motion to dismiss or to stay the action pending arbitration.
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Background.In April 1986, Farm Family hired Scott as an insurance sales agent. At that time, Scott signed an “Agent Contract” which provided that “all disputes arising under this agreement ... shall be resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the rules of the American…
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