Leonard K. Hoskins v. Colonel Clifton Hoskins and Hoskins, Inc.

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed that the Texas Arbitration Act’s (TAA) enumerated vacatur grounds are exclusive, rejecting manifest disregard as a viable ground, and held that the arbitrator’s failure to hold a second hearing on the supplemental complaint did not violate the TAA’s hearing requirements. Justice Willett filed a concurring opinion emphasizing the significance of the exclusivity rule.