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Houston COA Denies Petition for Mandamus Relief Over Arbitration Order
By Beth Graham - June 11, 2018
In a 2-1 decision, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas has refused to issue a writ of mandamus directing a lower court to vacate its order compelling arbitration.
SCOTX Declines to Hear Challenge to Arbitration Award
By Beth Graham - April 4, 2017
Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas denied an investment company’s petition for review of an arbitration award.
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.”
Texas’ First COA Refuses to Compel Arbitration in Second Lawsuit Regarding Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society Governance
By Beth Graham - December 23, 2013
The First District of Texas Court of Appeals in Houston has refused to compel arbitration in a dispute over the governance of the Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society, Inc. (HAHS).
Houston’s First COA Upholds Arbitral Award Where Parties Signed Competing Agreements
By Beth Graham - July 24, 2013
Houston’s First District Court of Appeals has upheld an arbitrator’s award in a dispute that arose between an employer and a worker who was hurt on-the-job. In Forged Components, Inc. v. Guzman, No. 01–11–00563–CV, (Tex. App. Dist. 1 - June 25, 2013), Ricky Guzman was pinned by a forklift while working at Forged Components, Inc. (“FCI”).
Houston Court Refuses to Grant Mandamus Relief After Motion to Compel Arbitration is Denied
By Beth Graham - April 12, 2013
In re Santander Consumer USA, Inc., Jan Bonner purchased boating equipment from Ron Hoover RV and Marine. Ron Hoover RV and Marine then assigned the agreement to GEMB Lending, Inc. 016 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, which authorizes interlocutory appeals under the FAA in suits filed after September 1, 2009. CIV. PRAC. & REM. We therefore refuse to speculate on whether a remedy that in fact existed through interlocutory appeal, but was
Houston’s First District Refuses to Compel Lease Dispute to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - April 9, 2013
Houston’s First Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court’s order refusing to compel a lease dispute to arbitration. After the trial court denied Speedemissions’ motion to compel arbitration, the company filed an appeal with Houston’s First District.
Houston Appeals Court Finds Arbitrator Exceeded His Authority in Case Against Non-Signatory
By Beth Graham - March 28, 2013
Houston’s First Appellate District has stated an arbitrator exceeded his authority when he determined that a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement was bound to arbitrate under the agreement. In Elgohary v. Herrera, No. 01-11-00550-CV (Tex. App. 1st March 5, 2013), Victor S. Elgohary entered into a written employment agreement with Herrera Partners, L.P., a Texas Limited Partnership with Gilbert A. Herrera as the limited partner. The employmen
Texas Court of Appeals Rules on Interlocutory Appeal of Motion to Compel Arbitration
By Victoria VanBuren - November 7, 2011
In Schlumberger Technology Corp. v. Baker Hughes Inc., No. 01-11-00562 (Tex.App. – Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 13, 2011) Schlumberger Technology Corp. (“Schlumberger” ) and Baker Hughes Inc. (“Baker Hughes”) are in an arbitration proceeding to resolve a patent infringement dispute. During the arbitration, a disagreement arose about whether the presiding panel of arbitrators has jurisdiction to determine an issue raised
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