Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2025

Kevin W. Matthews v. Nalco Company, LLC D/B/A Ecolab, Inc.

Kevin W. Matthews v. Nalco Company, LLC D/B/A Ecolab, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided February 12, 2025

Kevin W. Matthews v. Nalco Company, LLC D/B/A Ecolab, Inc.

Opinion

Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas JUDGMENT

Kevin W. Matthews, Appellant Appeal from the 13th District Court of Navarro County, Texas (Tr. Ct. No. D22- No. 06-24-00061-CV v. 30319-CV). Panel consists of Chief Justice Stevens and Justices van Cleef and Rambin.

Nalco Company, LLC d/b/a Ecolab, Inc., Appellee Memorandum Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Stevens.

As stated in the Court’s opinion of this date, we find reversible error in the judgment of the court below. Therefore, we reverse the trial court’s dismissal of Matthews’s claims and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings, including the issuance of a stay pending arbitration.

We further order that the appellee pay all costs of this appeal.

RENDERED FEBRUARY 12, 2025 BY ORDER OF THE COURT SCOTT E. STEVENS CHIEF JUSTICE ATTEST: Debra K. Autrey, Clerk

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