Texas Supreme Court: Children’s Home Defects Claims ‘Fully Joined’ With Parents’

Mealey's ( February 1, 2023, 1:20 PM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — Two minor children can be compelled to arbitrate construction defects claims arising from mold in their family home because the petition filed by their parents, signatories of a purchase agreement containing an arbitration clause, did not distinguish between the four individuals on the breach of contract claim, the Texas Supreme Court held in a per curiam opinion reversing an appellate court’s judgment....