language in the agreement: [T]his agreement to resolve claims by arbitration is mutually binding upon both me and the Company (and its affiliates, including ...), and it binds and benefits our successors, subsidiaries, assigns, beneficiaries, heirs, children, spouses, parents, and legal representatives. Relators point out that the election and arbitration agreement applies to claims against SSP’s “employees and agents.” The election and arbitration agreement also expressly provides that: The types of claims covered by this Agreement include, but are not limited to, any and all ... claims challenging the validity or enforceability of this Agreement (in whole or in part) or challenging the applicability of this Agreement to a particular dispute or 1, 573 (Tex.1999) (orig.proceeding) (<HOLDING>), abrogated on other grounds by In re
holding that trial court properly denied motion to compel arbitration of claims for fraud and unfair and deceptive trade practices because arbitration clause in agreement only applied to indemnification claims and there were no other arbitration clauses in agreement holding that a party attempting to compel arbitration must first establish that the dispute in question falls within the scope of a valid arbitration agreement recognizing that in reviewing ruling on motion to compel arbitration we first determine whether party seeking arbitration established existence of arbitration agreement holding that a party seeking to compel arbitration must establish the existence of an arbitration agreement and show that the claims raised fall within the scope of that agreement holding trial court must decide whether to compel arbitration of personal injury claim of party who was not signatory to arbitration agreement