Manpower Inc v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania

Filing 204

ORDER signed by Judge Lynn Adelman on 6/20/12 denying 202 Motion to Stay. The Clerk of Court shall enter final judgment. (cc: all counsel) (dm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
MANPOWER INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 08-C-0085

INSURANCE COMPANY OF
THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
Defendant.

DECISION AND ORDER
In my prior order in this case, I resolved the last outstanding issue and asked the
parties to advise me whether I needed to address any other matters before entering final
judgment. Manpower responded by filing a motion to stay further proceedings in this case
pending the outcome of litigation in France. However, since all outstanding issues in this
case have been resolved, there is nothing left to stay. The issue pending in France is
whether the “local” policy issued by AIG-Europe (now known as Chartis-France) covers
Manpower’s loss. But, pursuant to Manpower’s request, I have already resolved that issue
for purposes of litigation in this court by ruling that the local policy does cover the loss. See
April 13, 2012, Decision and Order, ECF No. 200. Manpower has developed no argument
in support of the proposition that I could or must change my ruling if the French court
disagrees with me and determines that the local policy does not cover the loss. Thus,
Manpower is bound by my ruling no matter what happens in France. For that reason, a
stay of this case would serve no purpose, and I will enter final judgment in favor of ISOP.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Manpower’s motion to stay further proceedings
in this case is DENIED. The Clerk of Court shall enter final judgment.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 20th day of June 2012.

s/ Lynn Adelman
LYNN ADELMAN
District Judge

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