In Re Devon Energy Corp.

OPINION

TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.

By a petition for writ of mandamus, Devon Energy Corporation, Devon Energy International, Ltd., and Texneft, Inc. (collectively, the “Devon defendants”) challenge the trial court’s denial of their motion to stay litigation. In two issues, the Devon defendants contend that litigation in the underlying suit must be abated pending resolution of parallel arbitration involving similar issues and that they have no adequate remedy by appeal. We conditionally grant mandamus relief.

BACKGROUND

In 1989, real parties in interest, Robert Ferris and Donald Ellison, negotiated…