Legal Opinion
Mt. Holyoke Homes, L.P. v. Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 24, 2013No. B243912PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, Acting P. J.
Mt. Holyoke Homes, L.P. (MHH), and Darla Jones (collectively Plaintiffs) challenge the granting of a motion to compel arbitration and the denial of their motion to vacate the arbitration award in a legal malpractice action against Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP (JMBM), and John Bowman (Defendants). They contend (1) an arbitration provision in the parties’ legal services agreement is unenforceable because it was not adequately disclosed or explained to them; (2) the arbitrator failed to timely disclose his prior relationship with a partner in JMBM, so the…
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