California Court of Appeal

An order denying a petition to compel arbitration is affirmed over claims that: 1) the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) governed the underlying agreement, and it did not afford the trial court discretion to deny arbitration; and 2) even if California law applied, the trial court erred in refusing to order arbitration because there was no possibility of conflicting rulings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2008
• Published 04/11/2008

Judges

• EGERTON, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of Ted R. Gropman and Ted R. Gropman, Woodland Hills;  Benedon & Serlin, Douglas G. Benedon, Los Angeles, and Gerald M. Serlin, Westbury, NY, for Defendant and Appellant Millie and Severson, Inc., Rippetoe Miles, Gregory L. Rippetoe and Laura A. Miles for Plaintiff and Respondent Best Interiors, Inc., Bewley, Lassleben & Miller, Kevin P. Duthoy and Jeffrey S. Baird, Whittier, for Defendant and Respondent Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.