United States Fifth Circuit

The District Court's denial of Defendant-Employer's motion to compel arbitration with respect to Plaintiffs' wrongful death claims is reversed, where Plaintiffs, as to those claims, were bound by the arbitration agreement made by their decedent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2009
• Published 05/06/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, GARZA and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• A. Craig Eiland, Galveston, TX, for Nan Graves.


• For Appellees:
  
• Byron M. Buchanan, Jennifer Ann O'Brien, Brent Coon & Associates, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., James T. Clancy, Jr., Branscomb, P.C., Corpus Christi, TX, James B. Galbraith, McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, Galveston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.