Cruz v. PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc.
California Supreme Court
Cooley Godward, William E. Grauer, Martin S. Schenker, Christopher R. J. Pace and James V. Fazio III for Defendants and Appellants.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORENO J.
In Broughton v. Cigna Healthplans (1999) 21 Cal.4th 1066 [90 Cal.Rptr.2d 334, 988 P.2d 67] (Broughton), we held that claims for injunctive relief under the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) designed to protect the public from deceptive business practices were not subject to arbitration. In this case, we consider whether Broughton is good law in light of two recent United States Supreme Court cases pertaining to arbitration, Green Tree Fin. Corp.-Ala. v. Randolph (2000) 531 U.S. 79 [121 S.Ct. 513, 148 L.Ed.2d 373] (Green Tree) and Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams (2001) 532…
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