Nandorf, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NANDORF, INC., d/b/a UNIQUE THRIFT STORE, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 18-cv-05285 v. Judge John Robert Blakey APPLIED UNDERWRITERS CAPTIVE RISK ASSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case presents the question: Who decides whether a dispute is arbitrable in the first instance? Plaintiffs Nandorf, Inc., d/b/a Unique Thrift Store, and Southwest Management Company (collectively, Nandorf) purchased a workers’ compensation insurance package from Defendant Applied Underwriters Captive…