Legal Opinion

In Re Brock Specialty Services, Ltd.

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided May 29, 2009No. 13-09-00249-CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice RODRIGUEZ.

Through a petition for writ of mandamus, relator, Brock Specialty Services, Ltd. (“Brock”), seeks to compel the trial court to vacate its order denying Brock’s motion to compel arbitration. We conditionally grant the writ.

I. Background

Jose Espinosa, the real-party-in interest, worked for Brock as a forklift driver. He was injured in the course and scope of employment and filed a workers’ compensation claim. His employment was later terminated. Espinosa brought suit against Brock alleging that he was discharged in retaliation for filing a workers’…

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