United States Ninth Circuit

The district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration arising from an arbitration clause in an attorney retainer agreement is affirmed, where: 1) the district court correctly decided that it, rather than an arbitrator, should decide whether the arbitration clause in the attorney retainer agreement was unconscionable; and 2) the district court properly concluded, using non-preempted Washington law, that the arbitration clause was unenforceable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2013
• Published 12/12/2013

Judges

• FLETCHER

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel