Cases: Arbitration

Arbitration: Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court’s Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration Where Requesting Designer/Materialman Paid Arbitration Fees

Cases: Arbitration

Designer Did Not Have To Meet Payment Obligations By Contractor, So There Was No Waiver Or Forfeiture.                Facts many times make the difference in the resolution of a dispute.  And that conclusion rang true in Mooradian v. Ingjaldsdottir, Case No. B331561 (2d Dist., Div. 7 Sept. 26, 2024) (unpublished).                There, homeowners, designer, materialman, […]

Arbitration, Family Law: MFAA Fee Process Is Not Required For Fees To Be Awarded To Attorney Representing Minor In A Custody Dispute

Cases: Arbitration, Cases: Family Law

Family Code Section 3153 And CRC 5.241 Supported This Conclusion.                In Marriage of Thompson, Case No. B332150 (2d Dist., Div. 2 Sept. 24, 2024) (unpublished), ex-spouses were embroiled in a “high conflict” custody dispute over their minor child, with the family court appointing a family law attorney to represent the minor child and with

Arbitration: Employer Did Not Blow 30-Day Payment Window Under CCP § 1281.98 Because Employee Did Not Properly Serve The Arbitration Demand, Allowing For Payment Later

Cases: Arbitration

Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration Is Reversed And Matter Ordered To Arbitration.                CCP § 1281.98 is the 30-day window for an employer to pay arbitration expenses under penalty of going to court rather than arbitration under the contractual arbitration clause with employee.  This statute has produced much litigation; and, as we have indicated

Arbitration: Anoke Decision Now Published

Cases: Arbitration

CCP § 1281.97 Deadlines Run From Second Invoice Where Payment Was Requested.                On August 28, 2024, we posted on Anoke v. Twitter, Inc., Case No A168675 (1st Dist., Div. 5 Aug. 27, 2024), unpublished at the time, and now published on September 18, 2024.  Now citable, this case holds that the CCP § 1281.97

Arbitration: Where Employee Paid Employer’s Arbitration Fees And Then Obtained A Refund, Employer Timely Paid Arbitration Fees From Issuance Of Second Invoice Within 30 Days

Cases: Arbitration

CCP § 1281.97 Ties The 30-Day Deadline From The Date Of An Arbitrator Invoice.                We have posted about the CCP § 1281.97 30-day deadline for an employer to pay arbitration fees, with most courts strictly construing the deadline (although whether the provision is preempted by the FAA is an issue recently taken up the

Appealability, Arbitration, Employment, Preemption: $176,687.96 Fees And Sanctions Award For Employer’s Failure To Advance Fees Affirmed On Appeal

Cases: Appealability, Cases: Arbitration, Cases: Employment, Cases: Preemption

Employers Not Paying Fees Upfront Can Be Exposed To Further Arbitration Expenses Before the Axe Comes Down; Appellate Court Found No FAA Preemption, With This Preemption Issue Now Being Reviewed By The California Supreme Court.                Although unpublished, Costa-Fleeson v. Americor Funding, Inc., Case No. G062962 (4th Dist., Div. 3 Aug. 1, 2024) (unpublished) is

Arbitration: Arbitration Clause Requiring Employee To Pay Nonfrivolous Motion To Compel Arbitration And Subsequent Arbitration Fees/Costs Was Unconscionable

Cases: Arbitration

However, Severability Was To Be Considered On Remand.                In Ramirez v. Charter Communications, Inc., Case No. S273802 (Cal. Supreme Ct. July 15, 2024) (published), an employer faced unconscionability rulings on components of its arbitration clause, with the state supreme court issuing rulings on unconscionability and then whether those infirm clauses should or could be

Arbitration, Employment: Arbitrator’s Failure To Consider Unwaivable Fee Request Under Labor Code Section 226(e)(1) For Prevailing Employee Was Erroneous

Cases: Arbitration, Cases: Employment

Employee Won $4,000 For Employer’s Failure To Issue Accurate Itemized Wage Statements.                In Sanzone v. DCH Korea Imports, LLC, Case No. G063483 (4th Dist., Div. 3 July 3, 2024) (unpublished), an arbitrator awarded an employee $4,000 on a Labor Code failure to issue accurate itemized wage statements, after denying several other Labor Code claims,

Arbitration: Where Costs-Shifting Component Only In Employer-Employee Arbitration Agreement Was Unconscionable, It Should Be Severed

Cases: Arbitration

Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration Was Reversed.                In Helfet v. Motive Energy, Inc., Case No. B331359 (2d Dist., Div. 1 July 1, 2024) (unpublished), the appellate court reversed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration under an employer-employee contractual provision because the only unconscionable provision, an improper cost-shifting provision, could be severed

Arbitration: 1/1 DCA Agrees That 30-Day Employer Arbitration Payment Deadline Is Not Preempted By The FAA

Cases: Arbitration

Split Is Now Present Between The Intermediate Appellate Courts On This Issue.                 In Keeton v. Tesla, Inc., Case No. A166690 (1st Dist., Div. 1 June 26, 2024) (published), the 1/1 DCA considered whether CCP § 1281.98(a)(1), the 30-day window for employers to pay arbitration expenses, is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).  After

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