Jane Doe v. Hallmark Partners, LP

MAXWELL, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Arbitration is a contractual agreement between parties. And only agreed-upon arbitrable disputes are subject to arbitration.1 On de novo review, this Court first determines whether an arbitration agreement is contractually valid. If it is, we then decide whether the dispute at issue is within the arbitration agreement’s scope.2 If the arbitration agreement fails to *1054meet both of these requireménts, the dispute cannot be arbitrated. Such is -the case here.

■ ¶ 2. We find the lessee and landlord, in this case, do have a valid arbitration agreement between them…