Stay of Arbitration Proceedings Not Appealable ‘Final Order,’ Neb. Supreme Court Rules

OMAHA, Neb. — A temporary injunction and stay issued in a dispute over which arbitration process should be followed in a reinsurance contract dispute is not appealable because it does not constitute a “final order” under state law, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled.

In an April 10 opinion, the court explained that the trial court did not finally determine the contract dispute; rather it merely stayed the arbitration proceedings until it could decide which contract controlled the arbitration procedures that the parties were bound to follow.

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