United States Ninth Circuit

District court's denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed, where: 1) the district court had the authority to decide whether defendant, a nonsignatory to the purchase agreements between plaintiffs and Toyota dealerships, may compel arbitration; 2) there is no reason that the plaintiffs should be equitably estopped from avoiding arbitration in this case; and therefore 3) defendant may not compel plaintiffs to arbitrate their claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/30/2013
• Published 01/30/2013

Judges

• QUIST

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel