Texas Panel:  Mold Claims Must Be Arbitrated On Home Purchase Contract’s Terms

Mealey's ( March 27, 2023, 12:05 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A trial court erred by ordering the second owners of a home and a homebuilder to arbitrate defective construction claims before an alternative arbitrator because the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires courts to enforce arbitration agreements based on their original terms, a Texas panel found in reversing the trial court’s decision....