In Re Louisiana Pacific Corp.

This mandamus proceeding concerns an agreement to arbitrate that arises under the Federal Arbitration Act and provides that each party shall name an arbitrator and the two arbitrators will in turn name a third arbitrator. At issue is whether, after one of the parties withdrew its original designation of an arbitrator and named another individual, the trial court abused its discretion by disregarding that designation and appointing another arbitrator. We conclude that this was an abuse of discretion and conditionally issue writ of mandamus.

Relator Louisiana Pacific Corporation entered into a…