Skibs A/S Gylfe v. Hyman-Michaels Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a party did not waive its right to arbitration where there was no prejudice to the opposing party and motion to stay was filed immediately after the suit was brought to federal court
• rejecting argument that party compelling arbitration waived right by filing third-party complaint, because prejudice was not shown
• rejecting argument that party compelling arbitration waived right by filing third-party complaint, because prejudice was not shown
• “To the extent that the district court ordered proceedings stayed . . . this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1)”
• federal and Pennsylvania law favors resolution of disputes through arbitration; therefore, waiver is not to be lightly inferred
• “[Tjhe power of a court to order a stay of proceedings pending arbitration ... is inherent in the court itself.”

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