Legal Opinion
Lucchese Boot Co. v. Rodriguez
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 29, 2015No. 08-14-00230-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice
Appellants Lucchese Boot Company, Lucehese, Inc., Jose Angel Velarde, and Jose Angel Valadaz seek reversal of the trial court’s order denying its motion to compel arbitration against former employee Hector Rodriguez. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
In 2007, Rodriguez filed a non-subscriber negligence suit against Lucchese after allegedly suffering work-related injuries. Lucchese initially sought to compel arbitration against Rodriguez under the terms of its Area Brands Texas Injury Benefit Plan (the Benefit Plan). The trial court denied Lucchese’s motion to…
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