Appeals Court Says Church, Contractor Must Arbitrate Claims With Manufacturer

Mealey's (August 4, 2017, 10:19 AM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth church and the contractor who installed a roof membrane system that subsequently leaked  must arbitrate their claims with Dow Roofing Systems LLC, the maker of the membrane, a Texas appeals panel ruled Aug. 3, holding that the limited warranty provided by Dow to the church and the applicator agreement between Dow and the contractor each had enforceable arbitration provisions (Dow Roofing Systems LLC v. Great Commission Baptist Church, et al., No. 02-16-00395-CV, Texas App., 2nd Dist., 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 7370)....