California Court of Appeal
Schatz v. Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP, D047347
Denial of defendant's motion to compel binding arbitration following nonbinding arbitration under the mandatory fee arbitration act, and denial of plaintiff's request for trial de novo, in case involving an attorney fees dispute, is affirmed as the MFAA supersedes a retainer agreement's binding arbitration clause when the client opts for the MFAA procedure, as held in Alternative Systems, Inc. v. Carey (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 1034, which is still good law.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/09/2007
- Published 01/09/2007
Judges
- McCONNELL, P.J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Rogers Joseph O'Donnell & Phillips, Sean M. SeLegue and Zachary M. Radford, San Francisco, for Defendant and Appellant., Joseph L. Schatz, for Plaintiff and Respondent.