BCS INS. CO. v. WELLMARK, INC.

No. 04-2575.

410 F.3d 349 (2005)

BCS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WELLMARK, INCORPORATED, doing business as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Wilson (argued), Marc J. Pearlman, Kerns, Pitrof, Frost & Pearlman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Fritz K. Huszagh (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

BCS Insurance Company seeks an order compelling arbitration of a dispute with its insured, Wellmark, Inc., pursuant to an arbitration clause in its insurance policy that provides for arbitration of disputes "at the option of the . . . Insured." Wellmark, the insured, opted to litigate rather than arbitrate, as was its right under the plain language of the arbitration clause.

BCS prefers arbitration, however, and to avoid Wellmark's exercise...

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