California Court of Appeal

The trial court's confirmation of an arbitration award is affirmed where, plaintiff failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that a conflict existed and that it had a substantial impact on the panel's decision, 2) arbitrators did not exceeded their authority by deciding a statute of limitations issue exempted from arbitration by the parties' agreements, and 3)the contracts were not illegal or void ab initio.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/15/2003
• Published 10/15/2003

Judges

• CURRY, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Fagelbaum & Heller, Philip Heller and Jerold Fagelbaum, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• O'Melveny & Myers, Daniel M. Petrocelli, Robert C. Welsh, and David J. Marroso, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.