Legal Opinion
American General Life and Accident Insurance Company v. Larry Wood
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 14, 2005No. 04-2252PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge.
Larry P. Wood commenced a lawsuit in West Virginia state court against his employer, American General Life and Accident Insurance Company (“AGLA”), and his supervisor, Tim Starkey, asserting state-law claims of sex discrimination and wage law violations. In response, AGLA preemptively filed an action against Wood in federal district court in the Southern District of West Virginia, seeking to compel arbitration of those claims under the Federal Arbitration…
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