California Court of Appeal

In case involving domestic and foreign insurance agreements in an arbitration dispute involving equitable contribution, denial of petition to compel arbitration of defendants' equitable contribution claim under English law is affirmed where: 1) the equitable contribution claim does not arise from contract; and 2) defendants are not signatories to the arbitration agreements, and no exceptions apply to the general rule that non-signatories cannot be compelled to arbitrate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/11/2008
• Published 01/11/2008

Judges

• MARCHIANO, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dean Hansell, Esq., Sharon C. Corda, Esq., Flynn, Delich & Wise, James Barton Nebel, Esq., for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, David M. Rice, Esq., Laurie J. Hepler, Esq., Rodney L. Eshelman, Esq., for Respondent.