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State of California v. Pain Management Specialist Medical Group
Insurance company's qui tam action against surgical center was not subject to arbitration because it was brought on behalf of the state, which was not a party to their contract. 		Arbitration 2DCA/6 Dec. 23, 2020
Dept. of Human Resources v. International Union of Operating Engineers
Arbitrator's conclusion that once employee requests purge of negative materials in personnel file, those files cannot be used to support adverse action violated public policy related to civil service employment. 		Arbitration 5DCA Dec. 21, 2020
Malek Media Group LLC v. AXQG Corp.
Trial court properly confirmed arbitration award because arbitrator was not required to disclose his prior relationship with LGBTQ rights organization. 		Arbitration 2DCA/3 Dec. 18, 2020
Garcia v. KND Development 52, LLC
Petition to compel arbitration was properly denied because hospital failed to meet its burden in proving agent had authority to execute arbitration agreements. 		Arbitration 2DCA/4 Dec. 17, 2020
Sandoval-Ryan v. Oleander Holdings
Because there was an absence of clear and unmistakable language delegating threshold arbitrability issues to arbitrator, trial court did not err in deciding whether arbitration agreement was enforceable. 		Arbitration 3DCA Dec. 9, 2020
Domestic Linen Supply Co., Inc. v. L J T Flowers, Inc.
Arbitration clause on reverse side of contract, after parties' signatures, in eight-point type, with no headings, italics, or boldface was inconspicuous; thus, petition to compel arbitration was properly denied. 		Arbitration 2DCA/6 Dec. 7, 2020
Coughenour v. Del Taco
Defendant's motion to compel arbitration was properly denied because plaintiff did not ratify arbitration agreement by continuing to work for defendant for four months after reaching age of 18. 		Arbitration 4DCA/2 Nov. 24, 2020
Brown v. TGS Management Co., LLC
Arbitrator exceeded his power in issuing award enforcing provisions of employment agreement which illegally restricted plaintiff's right to work. 		Arbitration 4DCA/3 Nov. 16, 2020
Swain v. Laseraway Medical Group
Trial court did not err in ruling defendant could not enforce arbitration agreement against plaintiff because arbitration agreement was unconscionable. 		Arbitration 2DCA/7 Nov. 5, 2020
Olson v. Lyft, Inc.
'Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC's holding was applicable to invalidate PAGA waivers and Supreme Court's holding in 'Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis' did not overrule it. 		Arbitration 1DCA/2 Nov. 2, 2020
Epstein v. Vision Service Plan
Health and Safety Code Section 1367 did not bar parties to network provider agreement from agreeing to arbitration in lieu of subsequent judicial review through administrative mandamus. 		Arbitration 1DCA/1 Oct. 23, 2020
Stover v. Experian Holdings
In order to bind parties to new terms pursuant to change-of-terms provision, both parties must have notice that terms have changed and an opportunity to review those changes. 		Arbitration 9th Oct. 22, 2020
Revitch v. DIRECTV LLC
Arbitration agreements may not be invoked by a party's affiliate who was not an affiliate when the agreement was entered. 		Arbitration 9th Oct. 1, 2020
SEIU Local 121RN v. Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Pursuant to authority under 'Granite Rock Co. v. Int'l Bhd. Of Teamsters,' district court was responsible for whether grievance filed by plaintiff was arbitrable. 		Arbitration 9th Sep. 21, 2020
Laver v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
FINRA Rule 13204(a)(4)'s prohibition on enforcing arbitration agreements directed at class claims was inapplicable to class waivers. 		Arbitration 9th Sep. 21, 2020
Mejia v. DACM Inc.
Trial court properly found the arbitration provision unenforceable under 'McGill v. Citibank, N.A.' 		Arbitration 4DCA/3 Sep. 17, 2020
Shivkov v. Artex Risk Solutions
Absent Arizona authority that would subject defendants to a fiduciary duty in connection with an arbitration clause, plaintiffs failed to show that the arbitration clause was unenforceable. 		Arbitration 9th Sep. 10, 2020
In re William Grice
Uber driver did not fall within arbitration exemption set forth in Section 1 of Federal Arbitration Act for workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce. 		Arbitration 9th Sep. 8, 2020
Moritz v. Universal City Studios LLC
Federal Arbitration Act requires no enforcement of an arbitration provision with respect to disputes unrelated to the contract in which the provision appears. 		Arbitration 2DCA/1 Sep. 4, 2020
Rivera v. Shivers
Trial court erred in believing that the parties stipulated to a nonbinding judicial arbitration. 		Arbitration 4DCA/3 Sep. 2, 2020
Conyer v. Hula Media Services, LLC
Trial court incorrectly denied defendant's motion to compel arbitration because plaintiff demonstrated his assent to the arbitration clause and defendant had no obligation to call plaintiff's attention to the arbitration clause. 		Arbitration 2DCA/8 Aug. 28, 2020
Williams v. 3620 W. 102nd Street, Inc.
State public policy prohibits arbitration provisions in residential lease agreements. 		Arbitration 2DCA/8 Aug. 26, 2020
Davis v. Kozak
Trial court properly denied defendants motion to compel arbitration because the arbitration agreement was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable. 		Arbitration 1DCA/3 Aug. 21, 2020
Rittmann v. Amazon.com
Amazon Flex delivery workers were exempt from Federal Arbitration Act's enforcement provisions because they were transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce under 9 U.S.C. Section 1. 		Arbitration 9th Aug. 20, 2020
Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group
Company affiliation and relatedness of arbitrable claims alone do not establish third-party beneficiary relationships or compel application of equitable estoppel. 		Arbitration 1DCA/3 Aug. 19, 2020
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum v. Golden State Warriors
The word 'terminates' may be interpreted as including termination by nonrenewal in licensing agreements containing debt repayment schedules. 		Arbitration 1DCA/5 Aug. 19, 2020
Holley v. Silverado Senior Living Management
Temporary conservators lacked the power to bind conservatee to an arbitration agreement without court approval. 		Arbitration 4DCA/3 Aug. 11, 2020
Bautista v. Fantasy Activewear, Inc.
Appellant's petition to compel arbitration was denied because respondents were not acting as agents of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency when they entered into settlement agreements with appellants. 		Arbitration 2DCA/1 Jul. 28, 2020
Garner v. Inter-State Oil Co.
Arbitration agreements must be read as whole when using the plain meaning rule to give effect to the mutual intention of the parties. 		Arbitration 3DCA Jul. 24, 2020
Torrecillas v. Fitness International
Trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration because arbitration agreements between parties were not procedurally and substantively unconscionable. 		Arbitration 2DCA/8 Jul. 23, 2020
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