JTC Solutions, L.L.C. v. New Age Consulting Serv., Inc.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5045

Syllabus

Motion to compel; statutory interpretation; de novo standard of review; R.C. 1335.11(F)(3); mootness; failure to address presented issue; reversal. The trial court erred as a matter of law when it found R.C. 1335.11(F)(3) rendered a contract's arbitration provision void and denied defendant-appellant's motion to compel on that basis. Pursuant to this court's finding that R.C. 1335.11(F)(3) did not void the arbitration provision, the trial court's alleged failure to state whether the presented facts and parties met the statutory definitions was moot. Where the trial court's denial of the defendant-appellant's motion to compel was in error and not based on the merits of the case, the trial court's order was reversed and the case remanded for further inquiry on the additional arguments raised in the motion to compel.