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CROWELL v. DCHF

No. B148291.

115 Cal.Rptr.2d 810 (2002)

95 Cal.App.4th 730

Ronald CROWELL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DOWNEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, Defendant and Respondent.

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

January 28, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Ford Law Firm, William H. Ford III and Paul C. Cook, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Dewey Ballantine, Jeffrey R. Witham, Matthew M. Walsh, Los Angeles, and Karen H. Shelton, for Defendant and Respondent.

DOI TODD, J.

This appeal presents an important question of first impression: Can parties to an arbitration agreement validly agree that an arbitration award is subject to judicial review to determine whether the award is supported by law and substantial evidence? We hold that parties cannot expand the jurisdiction of the court to review arbitration awards beyond that provided by statute and affirm the judgment.

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