IN RE KAPLAN HIGHER EDUC. CORP.

No. 06-0072.

235 S.W.3d 206 (2007)

In re KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION and Leticia Ventura, Relators.

Supreme Court of Texas.

August 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joy M. Soloway, Richard N. Carrell, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Houston, David G. Oliveira, Roerig Oliveira & Fisher, Brownsville, for Relators.

Joe Escobedo Jr., Mauro Fernando Ruiz, David H. Hockema, Hockema, Tippit & Escobedo, L.L.P., McAllen, Jeffrey D. Small, Law Office of Jeff Small, David R. Montpas, Brendan K. McBride, Prichard Hawkins McFarland & Young, L.L.P., San Antonio, Damian Orozco, Pharr, for Real Parties in Interest.


PER CURIAM.

A vocational college and 45 of its students agreed to arbitrate any dispute "arising from or relating to" their enrollment agreement. Claiming they were fraudulently induced to sign up, the students nevertheless seek to avoid arbitration by pursuing their claims only against two nonsignatories. The parties agree the Federal Arbitration Act applies. See 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. The trial court refused to compel arbitration, and the Thirteenth...

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