Legal Opinion
Salowitz Organization, Inc. v. Traditional Industries, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 1990No. B041107PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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JOHNSON, J.
In this case we consider whether a trial court has the inherent power to deny a motion for a trial de novo as a sanction for abuse of judicially mandated arbitration. Since we find an award of attorney’s fees and costs under Code of Civil Procedure section 128.51 the only appropriate sanction, we further find additional monetary sanctions imposed for bringing a motion for reconsideration of the order denying the trial de novo an abuse of discretion.
Facts and Proceedings Below
In December 1985 respondent, the Salowitz Organization, Inc. (Salowitz), filed a lawsuit against…
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