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Houston Appeals Court Orders Arbitration in Non-Compete Agreement Case Filed by Schlumberger
By Beth Graham - September 23, 2015
In Parker v. Schlumberger Technology Corporation, No. 01-14-01018-CV (Tex. App – Houston [1st], September 17, 2015), Schlumberger Technology Corporation (“STC”) filed a lawsuit against two individuals in the 268th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas.
Houston COA Orders Legal Malpractice Case to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - September 2, 2015
Houston’s 14th District Court of Appeals has ordered a legal malpractice case to arbitration.
Dallas COA Holds Trial Court Abused Discretion When it Denied Discovery Regarding Arbitrator’s Purported Evident Partiality
By Beth Graham - July 2, 2015
Texas’ Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas has ruled that a trial court abused its discretion when it refused to allow a party to a lawsuit to engage in discovery over an arbitrator’s purported evident partiality.
Missouri Declares It Unconscionable For NFL Commissioner to Arbitrate Employment Dispute
By Beth Graham - June 10, 2015
Disputing would like to invite you to check out Liz Kramer’s recent blog post entitled “Missouri Declares It Unconscionable For NFL Commissioner to Arbitrate Employment Dispute.”
U.S. Supreme Court Again Declines to Review Scope of Arbitral Agreement in Wrongful Death Action Against Nursing Home
By Beth Graham - June 9, 2015
The United States Supreme Court has again refused to consider whether the heirs of a deceased nursing home resident are bound by an arbitral agreement that was signed prior to the resident’s admission.
Houston COA Confirms Arbitration Award in Construction Dispute
By Beth Graham - June 3, 2015
In Mega Builders, Inc. v. Paramount Stores, Inc., No. 14-14-00744-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th], May 28, 2015), a general contractor, Mega Builders, agreed to build a convenience store for a property owner, Paramount.
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari after Texas High Court Overturns $26 Million Arbitral Award
By Beth Graham - May 28, 2015
The United States Supreme Court has declined to review a Supreme Court of Texas decision overturning a $26 million arbitration award. In Robert L. Myer, et al. v. Americo Life, Inc., et al., No. 14-774, a divided Texas Supreme Court overturned a unanimous arbitration award after the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) disqualified one party’s selected arbitrator due to partiality.
Fifth Circuit Holds Conduct of Parties Expanded Arbitrator’s Authority in Contract Dispute
By Beth Graham - May 11, 2015
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that an arbitrator did not exceed his authority when he analyzed whether a contract was formed because the parties substantially participated in arbitral proceedings without contesting the issue.
San Antonio COA Holds Firefighter is Collaterally Estopped From Challenging Arbitration in Health Benefits Dispute
By Beth Graham - May 7, 2015
Texas’s Fourth District Court of Appeals in San Antonio has ruled that a firefighter was collaterally estopped from challenging arbitration in a dispute over his medical benefits.
Fifth Circuit Rules Arbitrator Exceeded His Authority in Contract Dispute
By Beth Graham - April 10, 2015
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that an arbitrator exceeded his authority in a contract dispute.
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