Texas — Right to Arbitate Waived Without Proof of Prejudice to Opposing Party
The Energy Law Blog
MAY 13, 2008
The Supreme Court of Texas has never before found a waiver of the right to arbitrate, but in a recent five-to-four decision likely to attract multiple friend-of-the court briefs on rehearing, the court vacated an $800,000 arbitration award in favor of two homeowners and remanded their claims for trial based on the conclusion of five justices that the homeowners had waived their right to arbitrate by their pre-arbitration litigation conduct.
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