California Court of Appeal

An order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration and stay judicial proceedings in a professional negligence case is reversed since federal law governed the arbitration agreement at issue and the trial court therefore lacked discretion under state arbitration law to deny the motion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/16/2006
• Published 02/20/2006

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, Sam L. McDermott, Nicholas M. Gedo, Glendale, and Eve A. Brackmann, Costa Mesa, for Defendant and Appellant., Law Offices of Robert K. Scott, Robert K. Scott, Corona, John C. McCarty, Joel S. Poremba, Irvine, and Jeffrey C. Milman for Plaintiffs and Respondents.