Legal Opinion
Warren-Guthrie v. Health Net
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 6, 2000No. E026550PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GAUT, J.
Defendant Health Net appeals from the denial of its motion to compel arbitration of a coverage dispute between plaintiff Carlo A. Warren-Guthrie and Health Net. We conclude the trial court erred in denying Health Net’s motion to compel arbitration under Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.2, subdivision (c) 1 because, under the circumstances of this case, section 1281.2(c) is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). 2
Furthermore, the choice of law provision in the Health Net plan expressly limits application of California law to the manner in which the arbitration is to…
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