Legal Opinion

Whaley v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 5, 2004No. D043188PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

AARON, J.

Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. (SCEA) and Shu Yoshida appeal from an order denying their motion to compel arbitration of a complaint brought against them by Christopher Whaley and Kelly Walker. We conclude that the trial court did not misapply the law in denying the motion pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 1281.2, subdivision (c). Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s order.

I

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. SCEA’s Complaint Against Ryan and Sevigny

On April 1, 2003, SCEA filed a complaint against Kelly Ryan and his wife, Traci Sevigny Ryan…

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