GUESS?, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B136531.

94 Cal.Rptr.2d 201 (2000)

79 Cal.App.4th 553

GUESS?, INC., Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Kyle R. Kirkland et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 2000.

Review Denied July 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, Daniel M. Petrocelli, Robert C. Welsh and David A. Steinberg, Los Angeles, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Bird, Marella, Boxer & Wolpert, Ronald J. Nessim, Gary S. Lincenberg, Los Angeles, Michael R. Hambly, Thomas V. Reichert, Los Angeles, Vernita Fairley; Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro, Mark G. Krum and Mark L. Block, Los Angeles, for Real Parties in Interest.


MIRIAM A. VOGEL, J.

A defendant answered a complaint but did not allege a right to arbitrate as an affirmative defense, then participated in the discovery process without claiming a right to arbitrate. Three months later, the defendant moved to compel arbitration. The plaintiff cried foul, pointing out that the defendant had known about the arbitration provision at the time this case was filed and served. The trial court said there was no waiver and compelled arbitration...

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