Price v. Ernst & Young, LLP

Barnes, Judge.

After the grant of an interlocutory appeal, Michael F. Price and Educational Holdings, LLC (collectively “Price”), appeal the order of the trial court granting the appellees’ motion to stay the proceedings pending arbitration. Price contends the trial court erred by expanding the application of the equitable estoppel doctrine to compel arbitration at the demand of entities who were not parties to the contract. We disagree and affirm.

Michael Price owned Specialty Consultants, Inc., d/b/a E-Train, a company providing online educational training. Later, Price created Educational…