Pest Management, Inc. v. Langer

Sam Bird, Judge.

Appellants Pest Management, Inc., Elaine Goode, and Grant Goode (collectively, Pest Management) appeal from an order of the Faulkner County Circuit Court denying their motion to arbitrate claims asserted against them by appellees Alfred Langer and James Stalnaker (collectively, Langer). The trial court found that, although the parties’ agreement specified that any dispute would be arbitrated under the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 through 16 (2000 & Supp. Ill 2003), Langer’s claims sounded in tort and were not subject to arbitration under the…