Legal Opinion
Cleveland Construction, Inc. v. Levco Construction, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided January 26, 2012No. 01-11-00530-CVPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.
Appellant, Cleveland Construction, Inc. (“CCI”), appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration. In two issues, CCI argues that the trial court erroneously denied its motion to compel arbitration because (1) the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) applies, the arbitration provision is valid, and the claim is within the scope of the arbitration provision, and (2) the law favors arbitration and the FAA preempts conflicting state law.
We reverse and remand.
Background
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