Opinion ID: 1686104
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Heading: Arbitrability of Claims Raised by Lafarge in Its Demand for Arbitration

Text: Lafarge contends that the trial court erred in granting Dunn and DIG's joint motion to stay arbitration because: (1) its claims against both DIG and Dunn fall within the scope of the arbitration agreement of the construction contract, and (2) the written guaranty executed by Dunn inures to the benefit of Lafarge and incorporated the construction contract and arbitration agreement. In Lafarge's demand for arbitration, it claimed damages for DIG's failure to timely complete the construction contract and for failure to properly perform and coordinate the construction work. Lafarge sought similar damages from Dunn as guarantor of the construction contract. Thereafter, DIG and Dunn filed a joint motion to stay arbitration, which was eventually granted by the trial court.