| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 21-16423  
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Johnson v. Walmart, Inc.
 Because Walmart's online Terms of Use arbitration agreement was separate from consumer's in-store purchase of service agreement, arbitration agreement was unenforceable.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
W. Sessions | Jan. 11, 2023 | 
| 
 E076058 
 | 
Desert Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Miller
 Because employer continued on the path of litigation, delaying filing to compel arbitration for over four years, it waived any right to arbitrate individual employee claims.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
C. Codrington | Jan. 10, 2023 | 
| 
 A164053 
 | 
Vaughn v. Tesla, Inc.
 Denial in part of motion to compel arbitration of workplace discrimination claims was proper because the arbitration provision only encompassed claims based on conduct following the commencement of direct, contractual employment.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
M. Simons | Jan. 5, 2023 | 
| 
 21-35530  
 | 
Reichert v. Rapid Investments Inc.
 Motion to compel arbitration was properly denied because plaintiff, who received cash in the form of the prepaid debit card upon release from jail, did not accept the cardmember agreement and the arbitration clause it contained.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
P. Curiam (9th Cir.) | Jan. 3, 2023 | 
| 
 A161688 
 | 
Doe v. Massage Envy Franchising, LLC 
 Plaintiff had not entered contract with franchisor when assent to contractual agreement was hidden in franchisee's General Consent electronic document.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
M. Miller | Dec. 30, 2022 | 
| 
 H049177 
 | 
Williams v. West Coast Hospitals, Inc.
 Under Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1281.97 and 1281.98, consumers may unilaterally withdraw from arbitration when the drafting party fails to pay contractually required arbitration fees.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
C. Lie | Dec. 27, 2022 | 
| 
 21-55650 
 | 
Hayday Farms v. Feedx Holdings Inc.
 Vacating arbitration award was improper because, although not based on the best interpretation of the parties' agreements, it was not irrational and did not exhibit a manifest disregard of law.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
R. Nelson | Dec. 20, 2022 | 
| 
 22-15209 
 | 
Suski v. Coinbase Inc.
 Where two agreements conflicted as to whether claims would be submitted to arbitration, the issue was one of contract formation, which was for the court--not an arbitrator--to decide.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
A. Tashima | Dec. 19, 2022 | 
| 
 G059382 
 | 
Beco v. Fast Auto Loans, Inc.
 Arbitrator's ability to decide threshold issue of arbitrability requires clear and unmistakable language in the arbitration agreement.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
E. Moore | Dec. 16, 2022 | 
| 
 E074525 
 | 
E-Commerce Lighting, Inc. v. E-Commerce Trade LLC 
 Where existence of right to setoff was submitted to arbitrator as a contested issue, trial court could not correct arbitrator's award to remove offset without affecting the decision's merits.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
M. Raphael | Dec. 13, 2022 | 
| 
 B312871 
 | 
Lewis v. Simplified Labor Staffing Solutions, Inc.
 California's State-must-consent rule barring predispute agreements to arbitrate non-individual Private Attorneys General Act claims was overturned by the Supreme Court's ruling in *Viking River*.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
A. Harutunian | Dec. 7, 2022 | 
| 
 A158155 
 | 
Pacific Fertility Cases
 Equitable estoppel did not apply to widen arbitration agreement's reach to include the manufacturer and distributor of failed storage tank who were not parties to the arbitration agreement.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
S. Margulies | Dec. 5, 2022 | 
| 
 B315394 
 | 
De Leon v. Juanita's Foods 
 Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.98's 30-day fee payment deadline establishes a clear-cut rule for determining if a drafting party is in material breach of an arbitration agreement.  | 
Arbitration | 
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L. Edmon | Nov. 28, 2022 | 
| 
 B312888A 
 | 
Navas v. Fresh Venture Foods, LLC
 Grocery store's arbitration agreement signed by employees was procedurally and substantively unconscionable because it provided harsh, one-sided terms on a take it or leave it basis.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
A. Gilbert | Nov. 22, 2022 | 
| 
 B314386 
 | 
Zhang v. Superior Court (Dentons US LLP)
 By signing a partnership agreement, California lawyer consented to arbitrate dispute with law firm in New York court, which included arbitrating whether lawyer was an employee who could invoke Labor Code Section 925.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
E. Grimes | Nov. 11, 2022 | 
| 
 A164130 
 | 
Taska v. The RealReal, Inc. 
 Corrected arbitrator's award seeking to award attorney fees and costs was ineffective because arbitrator exceeded her authority to correct an arbitration award after it was final.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
T. Jackson | Nov. 8, 2022 | 
| 
 B313943 
 | 
Mills v. Facility Solutions Group
 Trial courts may decline to sever unconscionable provisions in an arbitration agreement when there are too many unconscionable provisions and would require essentially rewriting the agreement.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
G. Feuer | Nov. 3, 2022 | 
| 
 B313681 
 | 
Modification: Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC
 Defendants' extreme delay in filing a fictitious business name to try to enforce arbitration agreement with former employee may have constituted a waiver of the right to arbitrate.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
G. Feuer | Nov. 3, 2022 | 
| 
 A161961 
 | 
Davis v. Shiekh Shoes, LLC 
 Employer waived its right to invoke arbitration of its employee's claims by participating in the lawsuit for seventeen months without moving to compel arbitration.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
J. Richman | Nov. 1, 2022 | 
| 
 B313681 
 | 
Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC 
 Defendants' extreme delay in filing a fictitious business name to try to enforce arbitration agreement with former employee may have constituted a waiver of the right to arbitrate.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
G. Feuer | Oct. 24, 2022 | 
| 
 D079393 
 | 
Costa v. Road Runner Sports
 Consumer did not implicitly consent to arbitration through imputation of his attorney's knowledge of the arbitration provision.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
T. Do | Oct. 20, 2022 | 
| 
 D080705 
 | 
Leger v. R.A.C. Rolling Hills 
 Residential care facility waived arbitration when its overall actions prior to seeking arbitration manifested an intent not to pursue it.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
J. McConnell | Oct. 20, 2022 | 
| 
 B314914 
 | 
Espinoza v. Superior Court (Centinela Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre West)
 Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.97, requiring timely payment of arbitration fees, required strict application of its deadline and was not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
H. Bendix | Sep. 29, 2022 | 
| 
 G060277 
 | 
Starr v. Mayhew
 Arbitrator had the power to amend arbitration award to clarify losing party was not entitled to indemnity for fees and costs incurred.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
E. Moore | Sep. 29, 2022 | 
| 
 B312736 
 | 
Oswald v. Murray Plumbing & Heating Corp.
 Construction worker validly waived his right to file a Private Attorneys General Act action as part of his collective bargaining agreement.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
E. Lui | Sep. 7, 2022 | 
| 
 B312967 
 | 
Logan v. Country Oaks Partners
 Advance health care directive and power of attorney for health care decisions did not authorize appointee with authority to sign an optional arbitration agreement.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
B. Currey | Aug. 22, 2022 | 
| 
 21-16209 
 | 
Caremark v. Chickasaw Nation
 Where Native American tribe and pharmacy provider's contract contained a delegation clause, the district court properly submitted threshold questions of arbitrability to the arbitrator.  | 
Arbitration | 
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M. Friedland | Aug. 10, 2022 | 
| 
 H048910 
 | 
Dept. of Fair Housing and Employment v. Cisco Systems, Inc. 
 Department of Fair Employment and Housing can not be compelled to arbitrate an employment discrimination lawsuit merely because the affected employee agreed to arbitrate disputes with the employer.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
A. Grover | Aug. 9, 2022 | 
| 
 B305802 
 | 
Brawerman v. Loeb & Loeb LLP
 Work done by an attorney who was not licensed to practice in California did not invalidate an entire retainer agreement, and therefore the agreement's arbitration provision remained enforceable.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
A. Harutunian | Aug. 4, 2022 | 
| 
 21-16642 
 | 
Jones Day v. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
 District court had subject matter jurisdiction to enforce petitions to comply with arbitral summonses in a proceeding falling under the New York Convention pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act.  | 
Arbitration | 
 | 
K. Wardlaw | Aug. 2, 2022 | 
