In Re Kaplan Higher Education Corp.

A vocational college and 45 of its students agreed to arbitrate any dispute “arising from or relating to” their enrollment agreement. Claiming they were fraudulently induced to sign up, the students nevertheless seek to avoid arbitration by pursuing their claims only against two nonsignatories. The parties agree the Federal Arbitration Act applies. See 9 U.S.C. § 1 eí seq. The trial court refused to compel arbitration, and the Thirteenth Court of Appeals denied mandamus relief. We conditionally grant it. See In re Weekley Homes, L.P., 180 S.W.8d 127, 130 (Tex.2005) (“Mandamus relief is proper…