California Court of Appeal

In a wrongful death action, denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where decedent's daughter was not authorized to waive decedent's right to a jury trial and bind her to arbitration.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/21/2004
• Published 10/21/2004

Judges

• RUBIN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Beach, Procter, McCarthy & Slaughter, Thomas E. Beach and Rebecca B. Lowell, Ventura, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Maher, Guiley & Maher, Steven R. Maher, Sun City, and John Ksajikian;  Esner & Chang, Andrew N. Chang, Oakland, and Stuart B. Esner, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Respondent.