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Houston COA Orders All Parties to Arbitration in High Stakes Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
By Beth Graham - September 17, 2014
Texas’ Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston has reversed a trial court’s order denying arbitration in a legal malpractice dispute. In Greenberg Traurig, LLP v. National American Ins. Co., National American Insurance Company (NAICO) retained the services of an attorney at Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Greenberg) to defend Okie Foundation Drilling Co., Inc. (Okie) in an appeal in an accidental death case.
Houston Court Holds it Lacks Jurisdiction to Consider Interlocutory Appeal After Trial Court Compels Arbitration
By Beth Graham - September 8, 2014
Houston’s First District Court of Appeals has dismissed an interlocutory appeal over a trial court’s order compelling arbitration “for want of jurisdiction.”
Fifth Circuit Holds Policy Exclusion Applies Where Arbitrator Relied on Express Warranty in Texas Construction Defect Case
By Beth Graham - September 2, 2014
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has refused to order an insurance company to pay an arbitral award in a construction defect case.
Dallas Appeals Court Vacates Order Denying Arbitration in Marketing and Sales Case
By Beth Graham - August 12, 2014
Texas’ Fifth District Court of Appeals has vacated a trial court’s order denying arbitration in a marketing and sales dispute.
Houston Appeals Court Affirms Arbitration Award for Environmental and Other Damages in Oil and Gas Case
By Beth Graham - August 1, 2014
Texas’ First Court of Appeals in Houston has affirmed a trial court’s decision to confirm an arbitration panel’s damages award in an oil and gas exploration and production dispute.
Fifth Circuit Says Decision to Remand a Dispute Back to Arbitral Panel for Clarification May Not be Appealed
By Beth Graham - July 28, 2014
On Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit refused to review a district court’s decision to remand a dispute back to an arbitral panel.
Fifth Circuit Affirms Arbitrator’s Decision in Insurance Dispute
By Beth Graham - June 13, 2014
The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an arbitrator did not exceed his powers when he dismissed an insured’s untimely demand for arbitration.
Fifth Circuit Affirms Vacatur of Arbitration Award Where Intent to Arbitrate Was Not Clear and Unmistakable
By Beth Graham - June 3, 2014
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s vacatur of an arbitral award in an employment dispute.
Texas Supreme Court Holds Arbitrator’s Partial Disclosure of Information Supports Finding of Evident Partiality
By Beth Graham - May 28, 2014
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas held that a neutral arbitrator’s partial disclosure of relevant facts that might reasonably lead an objective observer to believe he was biased towards one party constitutes evident partiality.
Amarillo Appeals Court Finds Arbitral Award Issued After Deadline May Not be Confirmed
By Beth Graham - May 22, 2014
Texas’ Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo has ruled that trial courts may not confirm an arbitral award that was issued after a deadline imposed by a court or the parties’ agreement.
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