Legal Opinion
Tiri v. Lucky Chances, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 15, 2014No. A136675PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUMES, J.
Several years after she was hired, Lourdes Tiri signed an agreement with her employer, Lucky Chances, Inc., requiring disputes between them to be resolved by arbitration. In one of the provisions, the parties agreed to delegate questions about the enforceability of the agreement to the arbitrator; instead of a court. Tiri was subsequently fired, and she filed a complaint in superior court for wrongful discharge. Lucky Chances petitioned to compel arbitration, but the trial court denied the petition on the basis that the arbitration agreement was unconscionable and therefore…
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