In Re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.

In this original proceeding, the question is whether Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (“KBR”), as a non-signatory to a contract containing an arbitration clause, must arbitrate its claims against Unidynamics, Inc. (“Unidynamics”) and MacGREGOR (FIN) Oy (“MacGregor”) — the signatories to the contract. The trial court denied MacGre-gor’s motion, which sought to compel KBR to pursue its claims in an ongoing arbitration between MacGregor and Unidynam-ics. The court of appeals held that the trial court abused its discretion and conditionally granted mandamus relief, ordering the trial court to vacate…