Fmr Corp. N/k/a Fmr LLC v. Elizabeth Ann Howard N/k/a Elizabeth Ann Hart

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the Pike Circuit Court’s denial of Fidelity’s motion to compel arbitration of Hart’s indemnification claim and remanded for an order granting the motion; the Court held that the dispute is arbitrable, that the appeal is proper, and that ripeness and waiver issues are for the arbitrator, not the trial court. Justice Shaw, in a special concurrence, emphasized that ripeness of the indemnification claim is also for arbitration.