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Corpus Christi COA Holds Arbitrator Must Decide Whether Arbitral Clause Was Illusory
By Beth Graham - March 14, 2018
The Court of Appeals of Texas in Corpus Christi has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit should be submitted to arbitration.
SCOTX Offers Significant Guidance Regarding Discovery of ESI
By Beth Graham - May 31, 2017
The Supreme Court of Texas has issued a significant decision related to the discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”).
Supreme Court of Texas Agrees to Consider Whether Attorney-Client Arbitration Agreement is Unconscionable
By Beth Graham - February 20, 2015
Earlier today, the Supreme Court of Texas agreed to consider whether or not an arbitration agreement between a law firm and its former client was one-sided and substantively unconscionable. In the case, In re: Royston Rayzor Vickery & Williams, LLP, No. 14-0109, a man, Lopez, retained a law firm, Royston Rayzor Vickery & Williams, LLP (“Royston”) to represent him in divorce proceedings related to his common law marriage.
Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Construction Dispute Should be Arbitrated
By Beth Graham - September 4, 2014
The Supreme Court of Texas has agreed to review whether an arbitration clause applies to a construction dispute between a developer, a builder, an architectural firm, and others.
Corpus Christi COA Affirms Temporary Injunction Pending Arbitration
By Beth Graham - September 18, 2013
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a temporary injunction pending arbitration in a natural gas pipeline dispute.
Corpus Christi COA Orders Employment Dispute to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - July 9, 2013
In an interlocutory appeal, the Corpus Christi Appeals Court has reversed a lower court’s decision to deny a party’s motion to compel arbitration in an employment dispute.
Corpus Christi COA Upholds $31 Million Arbitral Award
By Beth Graham - May 1, 2013
The 13th District of Texas has upheld an arbitral award in an investment dispute. Shor also stated the agreements between Seashore and Black required the parties to resolve any disputes through arbitration and requested pre-arbitration discovery.
Can I Object to Court-Ordered Mediation?
By Victoria VanBuren - June 10, 2011
In Texas, a party has to object in writing to the mediation referral within ten days after receiving notice. The court, in its discretion, may or may not refer the dispute to mediation. Section 154.022 of the Texas ADR Act provides the basis for objection to referral pending litigation: (a) If a court determines that a pending dispute is appropriate for referral under Section 154.021, the court shall notify the parties of its determination. (b) A
Supreme Court of Texas Holds TAA Applies Where No Evidence to the Contrary Demonstrated
By Beth Graham - April 5, 2011
The Supreme Court of Texas has held in a per curiam opinion that the Texas General Arbitration Act (TAA) applied to a dispute where a party invoked the TAA in a hearing on a motion to compel arbitration and no evidence was offered to show the TAA did not apply despite that the motion itself failed to invoke the act. In Ellis v. Schlimmer, No. 10-0243 (Tex., April 1, 2011), Ron and Tana Schlimmer purchased a home in Corpus Christi, TX from Veronic
Corpus Christi COA Dismisses Interlocutory Appeal from an Order Compelling Arbitration
By Beth Graham - March 29, 2011
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has held it lacked jurisdiction to hear an interlocutory appeal from a trial court’s order which compelled arbitration and also refused to grant a writ of mandamus because a party failed to show an appellate remedy would be inadequate. In Circle Zebra Fabricators, Ltd. v. Americas Welding Corp., No. 13-10-00591-CV, (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, March 17, 2011), Circle Zebra by and through Circle Zebra Management
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