Ruiz v. Moss Bros. Auto Group

Opinion

KING, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant, Moss Bros. Auto Group, Inc. (Moss Bros.), appeals from an order denying its petition to compel arbitration of the employment-related and putative class action, representative, and individual claims of its service technician employee, plaintiff and respondent, Ernesto Ruiz. The trial court denied the petition on the ground Moss Bros, did not meet its burden of proving the parties had an agreement to arbitrate the controversy. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1281.2.) No statement of decision was requested or issued (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 632, 1291), but…