R.W. Electronics, Inc. v. Martin Wolf Associates, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

Background

Plaintiff R.W. Electronics, Inc. (“RWE”) entered into a Financial Consulting Services Agreement (“Agreement”) in October 1998 with Defendant Martin Wolf Associates, Inc. (“Wolf’). Under the Agreement, Wolf agreed to assist in the sale of RWE or its assets. Wolf was to receive a “fixed fee” for its services, and a “success fee” where its efforts resulted in a sale. The Agreement also provided that any disputes between the parties “in any way relating to th[e] Agreement” be submitted to arbitration in Contra Costa County, California. Agreement at ¶ 11.

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