California Court of Appeal

Petition for writ of mandate is granted reinstating a trial court order granting defendant's motion to compel arbitration on an individual basis since the parties' choice of Delaware law in a credit cardholder agreement should be respected, and under Delaware law a class action waiver is enforceable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/07/2005
• Published 12/07/2005

Judges

• ROTHSCHILD, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Julia B. Strickland, Scott M. Pearson and Stephen J. Newman;  Kirkland & Ellis, Jeffrey S. Davidson, Rich Richmond, C. Robert Boldt, Los Angeles, and Amy M. Wilkins, Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner., Strange & Carpenter, Brian R. Strange and Gretchen Carpenter, Los Angeles;  Law Offices of Barry L. Kramer and Barry L. Kramer;  Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and Victoria W. Ni, Oakland, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.