Texas Appeals Court: Slip-And-Fall Claim Is Not Subject To Arbitration

(December 29, 2016, 2:31 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — A Texas trial court abused its discretion when it determined that a Texas woman’s premises liability lawsuit for an injury she allegedly sustained when she slipped and fell at the car dealership where her husband purchased his vehicle was subject to an arbitration clause contained in the vehicle sales contract, a Texas appellate panel ruled Dec. 13 (Patricia Rocha v. Marks Transport, Inc. D/B/A AutoNation Toyota Gulf Freeway, No. 01-15-01073, Texas App., 1st Dist.; 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 13181)....