Read Burlage v. Sup. Ct., B211431

In plaintiffs' dispute over the sale of a house purchased from defendant, trial court's decision to vacate the arbitrator's award in favor of the plaintiffs is affirmed and plaintiffs' petition for writ of mandate denied as the arbitrator excluded material evidence that substantially prejudiced defendant pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1286.2

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2009
• Published 10/20/2009

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hoefflin & Associates, ALC, Richard M. Hoefflin, Westlake Village, Jason M. Burrows;  Lascher & Lascher, Wendy Cole Lascher, Ventura, for Petitioners., Horvitz & Levy, Lisa Perrochet, John A. Taylor, Jr., Encino;  Lang, Hanigan & Carvalho, LLP, John D. Lang, Woodland Hills;  Smith Law Firm, Craig R. Smith, Woodland Hills, for Real Party in Interest., Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, LLP, Robert A. Olson, Los Angeles, for Association of Southern California Defense Counsel as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.