Palaio v. Letson

Barnes, Judge.

Pace S. Palaio and John J. Smith (“Palaio”) appeal the trial court’s denial of their application for a permanent injunction against arbitration of certain claims that they contend fell outside their arbitration agreement entered into by all of the members of Smith & Radigan Certified Public Accountants, LLC. Because the agreement provides that the arbitrator has power to rule on the jurisdiction of claims falling within the scope of the agreement, we affirm the trial court.

In December 2002, Timothy Radigan, a member of the CPA firm but not a party to this action, filed a demand…