Northwest Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Introduction

DaimlerChrysler Corporation (DCC) and DaimlerChrysler Motors Company, L.L.C., (DCMC) (collectively Appellants) appeal from a trial court order denying their Petition to Stay and Compel Arbitration (Motion to Compel Arbitration) of the tort claims brought against them by Northwest Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., d/b/a Don Schunk Chrysler Jeep (Respondent). We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Respondent filed a Petition against Appellants alleging products liability and negligence, or in the alternative, res ipsa lo-quitur. In its Petition, Respondent alleged that it had purchased a…