What happens if a company files a lawsuit and pursues litigation for an extended period only to decide later that it wants to invoke the arbitration provision in its contract? Does the court need to find that the other side has been prejudiced before it will find a waiver of the arbitration agreement? That question is pending before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a Petition for Certiorari filed by a Texas energy consulting firm. The Petition outlining the issues can be read below:
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