Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. American Technologies, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 2006No. G034933PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IKOLA, J.
American Technologies, Inc. (ATI), appeals from an order denying ATI’s motion to compel arbitration and stay judicial proceedings. ATI contends federal law governs the arbitration agreement and the trial court therefore lacked discretion under state arbitration law to deny the motion. We agree.
Under California law, when a party to an arbitration agreement is also a party to a pending court action with a third party, and there is a possibility of conflicting rulings on a common issue of law or fact, the court has several options. It may refuse to compel arbitration, or it may…
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