Taylor v. Wilson

MAJORITY OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a motion to compel arbitration.1 Appellants, attorney Dennis Taylor and the law firm of Shepherd, Smith, & Bebel, P.C., seek relief from the trial court’s denial of their motion to compel arbitration of Valerie Wilson’s claim for legal malpractice. Appellants’ brief asserts two issues: (1) whether a suit for legal malpractice is a claim for “personal injury” under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 171.002(a)(3); and (2) if so, whether the claim must be compelled to arbitration if it is…