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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
Collie v. The Icee Co.
An employee cannot be compelled to arbitrate Private Attorneys General Act cause of action, on the basis of predispute arbitration agreement. 		Arbitration 4DCA/2 Jul. 22, 2020
Aixtron, Inc. v. Veeco Instruments Inc.
Arbitrator's pre-hearing discovery subpoena for non-party's business records and computers was not authorized under Federal Arbitration Act, California Arbitration Act or JAMS Rules. 		Arbitration 6DCA Jul. 20, 2020
Martinez v. BaronHR, Inc.
Trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration even though neither party initialed next to jury waiver contained in arbitration agreement. 		Arbitration 2DCA/4 Jul. 13, 2020
Kec v. Superior Court
An employee's right to bring an action under Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 is unwaivable, and if provision waiving representative claims is not severable, entire contract is void. 		Arbitration 4DCA/3 Jul. 13, 2020
Lonky v. Patel
Arbitrator acted within her authority in modifying second ruling prior to issuing final ruling because second ruling did not determine all issues that could have been addressed at that time. 		Arbitration 2DCA/2 Jul. 7, 2020
Olabi v. Neutron Holdings, Inc.
Motion to compel arbitration was properly denied because parties' arbitration agreement broadly excluded PAGA actions. 		Arbitration 1DCA/5 Jun. 23, 2020
California Union Square L.P. v. Saks & Co. LLC
Arbitrators are limited by and may not modify the terms of an agreement to arbitrate. 		Arbitration 1DCA/3 Jun. 15, 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 Jun. 4, 2020
Harris v. University Village Thousand Oaks, CCRC, LLC
Statutory scheme for continuing care residential communities does not conflict with arbitration provisions of Civil Code Section 1953. 		Arbitration 2DCA/6 Jun. 3, 2020
Younan v. Fleming Distribution Company
Defendant waived its right to arbitrate by its repeated choice to forego compelling arbitration in trial court, coupled with its full participation in Labor Commissioner proceedings. 		Arbitration 1DCA/3 May 19, 2020
VVA-TWO, LLC v. Impact Development Group, LLC
Arbitrator did not exceed his authority by awarding remedies reflected in the partial final award. 		Arbitration 2DCA/1 May 14, 2020
Brooks v. AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC
A single representative claim under PAGA cannot be split into an arbitrable individual claim and a nonarbitrable representative claim. 		Arbitration 2DCA/6 Apr. 9, 2020
Dennison v. Rosland Capital LLC
Form arbitration clause was unconscionable because contract was adhesive, contained numerous unfair and one-sided provisions, and limited defendants' liability. 		Arbitration 2DCA/8 Apr. 3, 2020
Dougherty v. Roseville Heritage Partners
Trial court properly found arbitration agreement between parties was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable. 		Arbitration 3DCA Mar. 31, 2020
Victrola 89, LLC v. Jaman Properties 8 LLC
Parties may not use California law to circumvent an agreement to arbitrate under the FAA when the FAA has been incorporated into the agreement. 		Arbitration 2DCA/4 Mar. 12, 2020
Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co. v. SMG Holdings, Inc.
Petition to compel arbitration should have been granted because defendant was an intended beneficiary under the insurance policy which contained a binding arbitration clause. 		Arbitration 3DCA Feb. 3, 2020
Wilson v. Huuuge Inc.
App user did not have constructive notice of terms of use, which contained arbitration clause, because terms were 'buried twenty thousand leagues under the sea.' 		Arbitration 9th Dec. 23, 2019
Fabian v. Renovate America, Inc.
Trial court did not err in denying defendant's petition to compel arbitration based on defendant's failure to prove that plaintiff electronically signed contract. 		Arbitration 4DCA/1 Dec. 6, 2019
Soni v. SimpleLayers, Inc.
Arbitration award became binding because plaintiff failed to file his complaint within 30 days of service of the award, and defendants' petition to confirm the award should have been granted. 		Arbitration 2DCA/5 Dec. 5, 2019
Prima Donna Development Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Arbitration agreement was not unconscionable and plaintiff's challenge based on arbitrator's failure to explicitly address its claim that defendant did not act in good faith was not subject to judicial review. 		Arbitration 6DCA Nov. 14, 2019
Monster Energy v. City Beverages
Vacatur of an arbitration award is supported where the arbitrator fails to disclose to the parties any dealings with an involved party that might create an impression of possible bias. 		Arbitration 9th Oct. 23, 2019
Spracher v. Paul M. Zagaris, Inc.
Denial of defendants' motion to compel arbitration, filed nearly two years into fierce litigation, was supported by substantial evidence in light of 'St. Agnes Medical Center v. PacifiCare of California' factors. 		Arbitration 1DCA/3 Sep. 19, 2019
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