Prudential Securities Inc. v. Marshall

Prudential Securities Incorporated, John Rhoades, Kevin O’Friel, Kent Varner, Joe Nittolo, and Mike McClain seek mandamus relief from a trial court order denying arbitration of several libel and slander claims asserted against them by the real parties in interest, former Prudential stockbrokers Edwin Troy Hawkins and Francis Moise. Because we conclude that the claims are within the scope of arbitration agreements Hawkins and Moise entered into with Prudential, we conditionally grant the relief requested.

While employed at Prudential, Hawkins and Moise each signed Uniform Applications for…