Legal Opinion
Dream Theater, Inc. v. Dream Theater
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 2004No. B174152PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRIMES, J.
This is an appeal from an order staying proceedings before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) based on the finding that the parties’ commercial dispute is not arbitrable and jurisdiction lies with the court. We hold that (1) the parties’ agreement determines whether the court or the arbitrator decides if the dispute is subject to arbitration; (2) where the parties do not offer evidence extrinsic to the contract, on appeal we review the contract independently; and (3) the parties state a clear and unmistakable agreement that the arbitrator will decide whether the…
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