Mitri v. Arnel Management Co.

Opinion

FYBEL, J.—

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Amanda Mitri 1 and Eric Eppel (plaintiffs) sued their former employer, Arnel Management Company (Arnel), Arnel’s owner, George Argyros, and Arnel supervisors Steve Mensinger, Ole Olson, and Leslie Holis (collectively, defendants) for, inter alia, sexual discrimination and harassment. 2 Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration of plaintiffs’ claims on the ground plaintiffs had each signed a binding arbitration agreement. The trial court denied the motion based on defendants’ failure to prove the existence of any such agreement to arbitrate.…