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IN RE WOOD

No. 03-0754.

140 S.W.3d 367 (2004)

In re Martha WOOD, Patricia Haynes, Ellie L. Corley, and All Others Similarly Situated, Relators.

Supreme Court of Texas.

July 9, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Fred Hagans, Hagens, Bobb & Burdine, P.C., Joseph D. Jamail, Jamail & Kolius, Ronald D. Krist, The Krist Law Firm, P.C., Houston, Terry Scarborough, Hance Scarborough Wright, Austin, Clay Wilder, Wilder & Wilder, P.C., Henderson, and Dana C. Livingston Cobb, J. Woodfin Jones, Roger Townsend, Douglas Alexander, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend LLP, Austin, for Relators.

Billy Shepherd, Sam W. Cruse Jr., John D. Vogel, Cruse Scott Henderson & Allen, L.L.P., Houston, Mike A. Hatchell, J.R., Locke Liddell & Sapp, LLP, Austin, J.R. "Rusty" Phenix, Phenix Phenix & Crump, Henderson, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

We must decide whether an arbitrator or a court should rule on class certification issues when the contracts at issue committed all disputes arising out of the agreement to the arbitrator. In these circumstances, we hold that such authority resides in the arbitrator, and we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals to the contrary. 2004 WL 1595731.

Real party in interest John O'Quinn represented over 3,000 women in breast-implant litigation...

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