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.