Legal Opinion
Chin v. Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 20, 2011No. B223639PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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EPSTEIN, P. J.
Appellants Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corp. and Advanced Fresh Concepts Corp. (collectively AFC or franchisor) appeal from an order denying their motion to compel arbitration of a lawsuit brought by a franchisee, respondent Htay Htay Chin (Chin or franchisee). AFC contends the arbitrator rather than the trial court must determine the validity of the arbitration provision in the franchise agreement that specifically delegates this task to the arbitrator in a clause. (We will refer to this as the delegation clause.) Chin argues the arbitration provision is…
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