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Arbitration Conducted Under the TAA May Not Be Vacated on Common-Law Grounds
By Beth Graham - May 21, 2016
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that an arbitral award may not be vacated under the Texas Arbitration Act (“TAA”) based on common-law grounds.
Supreme Court of Texas Overturns Appellate Court’s Arbitration Order in El Paso Employment Dispute
By Beth Graham - March 9, 2016
The Supreme Court of Texas has overturned an order compelling arbitration that was issued by the El Paso Court of Appeals.
Texas Supreme Court Will Not Review Case Where Post-Arbitration Discovery Ordered Due to Neutral’s Alleged Evident Partiality
By Beth Graham - January 26, 2016
The Supreme Court of Texas has denied a party's request to review the Dallas Appeals Court’s decision allowing post-arbitration discovery in a case that was filed by an injured worker.
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Challenge to Texas High Court’s Order in Nursing Home Dispute
By Beth Graham - January 12, 2016
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a challenge to a 2015 Texas Supreme Court ruling which held that Section 74.451 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code was preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”).
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 Reverses Course in Construction Defect Case
By Beth Graham - January 23, 2015
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed its prior decision affirming summary judgment in favor of an insurance company that refused to pay an arbitral award in a construction defect case. In Crownover v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co., No. 11-10166, a Texas couple, the Crownovers, initiated arbitration against the company that built their defective home, Arrow.
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.
Texas Supreme Court Holds Agreement to Arbitrate is Not Substantively Unconscionable Despite Unenforceable Provisions
By Beth Graham - June 20, 2014
The Supreme Court of Texas has held that an arbitration agreement that includes an unenforceable provision is not substantively unconscionable and may be severed from the unenforceable provision.
Bicyclist Armstrong Appeals Arbitration Panel’s Decision to Supreme Court of Texas
By Beth Graham - May 4, 2014
On Friday, former professional bicyclist Lance Armstrong asked the Supreme Court of Texas to overturn a Dallas arbitration panel’s decision to reconsider a 2005 arbitration settlement in his favor.
Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving Arbitrator Disqualification
By Beth Graham - August 26, 2013
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas agreed to hear Americo Life, Inc., et al. v. Robert L. Myer and Strider Marketing Group, Inc., No. 12-0739, which is currently on appeal from the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas.
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