Lucchese Boot Co. v. Licon

OPINION

YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice

Appellant Lucchese Boot Company seeks reversal of the trial court’s order denying its motion to compel arbitration against former employee Arturo Licon. We reverse and remand. •

BACKGROUND

In 2005, Licon suffered work-related injuries and' filed a non-subscriber negligence suit against' Lucchese. Lucchese initially sought to compel arbitration against Licon under the terms of its Area Brands Texas Injury Benefit Plan (the Benefit Plan). The trial court granted Lucchese’s motion and issued an order compelling Licon to arbitrate. While Li-con’s case was pending…