DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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S. DONALD SUSSMAN, 
 
 
 
 
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Plaintiff, 
 
 
 
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Civil Action No. 2013-0125 
 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
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PCGNY CORP. and KEMPER SYSTEM  
 
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AMERICA, INC., 
 
 
 
 
 
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Defendants.  
 
 
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Attorneys: 
Mark Wilczynski, Esq., 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
Lauren N. Wright, Esq., 
Watkinsville, GA 
 
For Plaintiff 
 
Kyle R. Waldner, Esq., 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
Eric Scott Cohen, Esq., 
New York, NY 
 
For Defendant PCGNY, Corp. 
 
Maria Tankenson Hodge, Esq.,  
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
 
For Defendant Kemper System America, Inc. 
 
ORDER 
 
UPON CONSIDERATION of the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation 
(“R&R”) (Dkt. No. 44) relating to Defendant Kemper System America, Inc.’s (“Kemper”) 
“Motion to Dismiss” (Dkt. No. 7), the various objections filed thereto (Dkt. Nos. 47, 48), the entire 
record, and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion filed 
contemporaneously herewith, is it hereby 
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ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s R&R (Dkt. No. 44) is ADOPTED as modified in 
the accompanying Memorandum Opinion; and it is further 
 
ORDERED that Plaintiff Sussman’s Objections (Dkt. No. 47) to the R&R are 
OVERRRULED; and it is further  
 
ORDERED that Kemper’s Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 7) is GRANTED IN PART in 
that all of Sussman’s claims against Kemper shall proceed to ARBITRATION; and it is further 
 
ORDERED that all proceedings related to Sussman’s claims against Kemper in this Court 
are STAYED pending resolution of arbitration; and it is further 
 
ORDERED that Defendant PCGNY Corp.’s Objection (Dkt. No. 48) to the R&R is 
SUSTAINED; and it is further  
 
ORDERED that the R&R is REJECTED to the extent that it includes the three factual 
findings challenged by Defendant PCGNY Corp.; and it is further 
 
ORDERED that Plaintiff Sussman’s claims against Defendant PCGNY shall proceed in 
this forum.  
 
SO ORDERED. 
Date:  December 28, 2020.  
 
 
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WILMA A. LEWIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
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