Walton v. Lewis

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This is an arbitration case. The appellants contend that the trial court erred when it denied their motion to compel arbitration of a tort action Mr. Lewis filed against them. We affirm the trial court’s ruling.

Alice L. Walton owns and controls over fifteen different companies bearing the “Llama” name. The Llama companies involved in this appeal are Llama Capital Services, L.L.C. (“Llama Capital”), Llama Mortgage Services Corp. (“Llama Mortgage”), and Llama Company, L.P. (“Llama Company”). The appellee, David Lewis, was the Senior Managing Director of the…