Homebuilder Appeals To Texas High Court Over ‘Gateway’ Arbitration Decision

Mealey's ( August 3, 2022, 2:43 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The lower courts incorrectly ruled that nonsignatory children of homebuyers could not be compelled to arbitrate personal injury claims after the homebuilder’s motion to compel was dismissed because the children were not third-party beneficiaries to the purchase agreement signed between the parents and the homebuilder, the homebuilder tells the Texas Supreme Court in a May 25 reply brief on the merits....