VCW, Inc. v. Mutual Risk Management, Ltd.

EDWIN H. SMITH, Judge.

Commonwealth Risk Services, Inc., Legion Insurance Company (LIC), and Legion Financial Corporation appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motion to stay a lawsuit that was filed against them by the respondents, Cheryl Womack and VCW, Inc. (VCW),1 pending the outcome of a state arbitration proceeding. In their petition for damages, the respondents alleged fraud and negligence based upon misrepresentations made by the appellants as part of the marketing of their insurance products to the respondents.

In their sole point on appeal, the appellants claim that the trial…