United States Seventh Circuit

A class action for breach of contract against an administrator of employee health-benefits plans, by healthcare providers who allege systematic underpayment, was properly stayed in district court until a state judge rules on defendant's motion to compel arbitration.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/17/2002
• Decided 06/21/2002
• Published 06/21/2002

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian D. Boyle (argued), O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, DC, Joseph J. Duffy, Stetler & Duffy, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellants., Anthony J. Ashley, Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, IL, for Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Inc., Vincent J. Connelly, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, for Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp., Edwin E. Brooks, Katten, Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, IL, for Edward Hospital.


• For Appellees:
  
• Judy L. Cates, Carr, Korein, Tillery, Kunin, Montroy, Cates, Katz & Glass, Debra Brewer Hayes (argued), Reich & Binstock, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.