Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Western Pizza Enterprises, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 17, 2009No. B203961PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, J.
Western Pizza Enterprises, Inc. (Western Pizza), appeals the denial of its motion to compel arbitration of a complaint filed by Octavio Sanchez. The trial court determined that a provision in the arbitration agreement prohibiting class arbitration was unenforceable, that other terms of the agreement were unconscionable, and that the agreement could not be enforced. Western Pizza contends (1) the enforceability of the arbitration agreement is a question for the arbitrator to decide; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) (9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) preempts California law to the…
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