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Fort Worth COA Rules Church Must Arbitrate Claims Against Roofing Materials Manufacturer
By Beth Graham - August 30, 2017
Texas’s Second District Court of Appeals in Fort Worth has overturned a trial court’s order denying a company’s motion to compel arbitration.
Fort Worth COA Rules Employer’s Online Arbitration Policy is Unenforceable Absent Explicit Notice to Workers
By Beth Graham - April 6, 2017
The Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas in Fort Worth has ruled that a worker was not bound by her employer’s arbitration policy despite that it was made available to her online because she was not explicitly informed about it.
Fort Worth COA Holds Arbitral Agreement Was Incorporated by Reference in Performance Bond Dispute
By Beth Graham - April 2, 2015
In Granite Re Inc. v. Jay Mills Contracting Inc., No. 02-14-00357-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, March 26, 2015), the City of Granbury, Texas hired a contractor, Jay Mills Contracting (“JMC”), to design and install a boardwalk and several docks. After that, JMC contracted with another company, North American Marine Industries (“NAMI”), to complete the project.
Fort Worth COA Orders Employment Dispute to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - March 18, 2015
Texas’ Second District Court of Appeals in Fort Worth has overturned a trial court’s order denying arbitration in an employment dispute. In Brand FX, LLC v. Rhine, No. 02-14-00249-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, February 26, 2015), a publicly traded Delaware company that manufactures trucking industry parts hired a Texas man, Rhine, to serve as its Chief Financial Officer in November 2013.
Fort Worth COA Orders Condo Purchase Dispute to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - February 24, 2015
Texas’ Second District Court of Appeals in Fort Worth has ordered parties to a condominium sales contract to arbitrate their dispute despite that one purchaser failed to sign the agreement.
American Airlines to Engage in Binding Arbitration With Flight Attendants
By Beth Graham - November 10, 2014
Fort Worth-based American Airlines will reportedly engage in binding arbitration with the company’s flight attendants next month.
Texas House Considers Bill That Would Prohibit New Home Contracts from Including a Binding Arbitration Clause
By Beth Graham - March 26, 2013
Texas lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would not allow a binding arbitration clause to be included in contracts between Texas homebuilders and new home buyers. HB 3736, “Relating to the sale of newly constructed homes and requiring the Texas Real Estate Commission to adopt contract forms to be used in the sale of a newly constructed home,” was filed by Representative Lon Burnum of Fort Worth. The proposed law would reportedly remov
Fort Worth Appeals Court Holds Insurance Company is Estopped from Forcing Arbitration
By Beth Graham - March 1, 2013
In an interlocutory appeal, Texas’ 2nd District Appeals Court has affirmed a trial court’s order denying arbitration. In New Hampshire Insurance Co. v. Magellan Reinsurance Company Ltd., No. 02-12-00196-CV (Tex.App.–Fort Worth, 2013), New Hampshire Insurance and Magellan Reinsurance Company entered into a reinsurance agreement where a trust account was set up to perfect payment. As part of the reinsurance agreement, the two companies agreed to ar
Fort Worth Appeals Court Holds Ruling on Motion to Compel Arbitration is a Ministerial Duty
By Beth Graham - February 27, 2013
The 2nd District Appeals Court in Fort Worth has held that a trial court has a ministerial duty to rule on a party’s motion to compel arbitration. In Kelly v. Hinson, No. 02–12–00058–CV, (Tex.App.–Fort Worth, 2012), two investors, Phillip Hinson and Don Siratt, filed a lawsuit against Technotree International, LLC and two of the company’s officers, William J. Kelly and Ariel I. Quiros, (“LLC”) to recover a refund of certain investments made in th
Texas Supreme Court Reverses Richmont Holdings Decision
By Beth Graham - January 30, 2013
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas reversed and remanded the Second District in Fort Worth’s ruling in Richmont Holdings, Inc., et al. v. Superior Recharge Systems, L.L.C., et al. (No. 12-142). The interlocutory appeal arose after Richmont Holdings purchased the assets of Superior Recharge Systems. A provision in the purchase agreement stated: “Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall
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