Nonsignatory Can't Compel Arbitration of Wrongful Death Claim

A Texas appellate court ruled that a nonsignatory to an agreement could not compel arbitration of a family’s wrongful death claims despite its purported adoption of an occupational injury benefit plan. Case: MVT Services v. Robles, No. 08-23-00181-CV, 06/17/2024, published. Facts: Orlando Robles and Juan Garcia worked for OEP Holdings LLC. OEP leased them to MVT Services LLC to work as truck drivers. On Oct. 28, 2020, Garcia was driving an 18-wheeler on an interstate near Roland, Oklahoma, when he collided with a stopped truck. Robles was in the sleeper berth of the rig at the time of...