HOUSTON – A consulting group that was hit with a restraining order for trying to initiate arbitration proceedings against another company recently lost an appeal over the issue.
Court records show Myrtle Consulting Group initiated arbitration proceedings against Resulting Partners. In turn, Resulting Partners filed suit, seeking declaratory judgment that it was not a party to any arbitration agreement.
Resulting Partners also applied for a temporary restraining order and a temporary injunction to prevent the arbitration proceedings from moving forward, which were granted by the trial court.
Myrtle appealed, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion.
On June 3, the First Court of Appeals affirmed the order of the trial court granting the temporary injunction, court records show.
“The only question before the trial court at the temporary injunction hearing was whether to maintain the status quo pending trial on the merits of Resulting Partners’ declaratory judgment action. The court was not asked to determine the ultimate rights of the parties,” the opinion states.
“The trial court determined that Resulting Partners had established the elements entitling it to a temporary injunction, and we have concluded that this was not an abuse of discretion.”
Appeals case No. 01-20-00095-CV