Legal Opinion

Greenberg Traurig, LLP v. National American Insurance Company and Okie Foundation Drilling Co., Inc. & Fisherbroyles, LLP and Russell Depalma

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 11, 2014No. 14-14-00047-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KEN WISE, Justice.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP, appeals the trial court’s order denying its motion to compel arbitration. In a cross-point, National American Insurance Company and Okie Foundation Drilling Co. conditionally appeal a separate order denying their alternative motion to compel arbitration among FisherBroyles, LLP and Russell DePalma. For the reasons stated below, we reverse the trial court’s orders.

BACKGROUND

This appeal primarily concerns the enforceability of an arbitration provision in Greenberg’s retainer agreement with National American Insurance Company (NAICO) and Okie…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Dennis Zaporozhets and DVZ & Associates Inc. v. Court Appointed Receiver in Cause No. 12-DCV-199496, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
  5. Ferguson Braswell Fraser & Kubasta, P.C. AND Soumit Roy v. SAF Oilfield I, LLC and SAF Capital Partners, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2023

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