Taylor v. Wilson

This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a motion to compel arbitration. Appellants, attorney Dennis Taylor and the law firm of Shepherd, Smith, & Bebel, P.C., seek relief from the trial courts denial of their motion to compel arbitration of Valerie Wilsons claim for legal malpractice. Appellants brief asserts two issues: (1) whether a suit for legal malpractice is a claim for "personal injury" under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 171.002(a)(3); and (2) if so, whether the claim must be compelled to arbitration if it is intertwined with a breach of contract claim. We reverse the trial courts order denying the motion to compel arbitration and remand this cause for further proceedings.