In Re Dallas Peterbilt, Ltd., L.L.P.

In this original proceeding, relator Dallas Peterbilt, Ltd., L.L.P. seeks to compel arbitration of claims filed by its former employee, William Harris. The trial court denied Peterbilt’s motion to stay proceedings and to compel arbitration, and the court of appeals summarily denied mandamus relief. 193 S.W.3d 580. Because the parties entered into a binding arbitration agreement that covers Harris’s claims, we conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in denying Peterbilt’s motion to compel arbitration. We conditionally grant mandamus relief.

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