HM DG, Inc. v. Amini and Beizai

Opinion

HEESEMAN, J. * —

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs and respondents HM DG, Inc., and Hassan Majd doing business as Majd Design Group (HMDG) sued defendants and appellants Farzad Etemad Amini and Pouneh Beizai (Defendants) in the superior court to recover allegedly unpaid progress payments under a construction contract for a high-end remodel of Defendants’ home. After HMDG refused Defendants’ demand to submit the dispute to arbitration, Defendants filed a petition to compel arbitration pursuant to an arbitration clause in the parties’ contract. The trial court denied the petition, holding that…