Texas Supreme Court

In Re Nexion Health at Humble, Inc. D/b/a Humble Healthcare Center, Relator

October 14, 2005173 S.W.3d 67

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that Medicare reimbursements constitute interstate commerce, bringing the arbitration agreement within the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), which preempts the Texas Arbitration Act. Accordingly, the court conditionally granted a writ of mandamus ordering the case to arbitration under the FAA.