KEC v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. G058119.

51 Cal.App.5th 972 (2020)

NICHOLE KEC, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

June 19, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Natalie Mirzayan and Natalie Mirzayan for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Jones Day, Steven M. Zadravecz , Nathaniel P. Garrett , Allison E. Crow and Michael A. Carvin for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

It is the established law of this state that a predispute contractual waiver of claims under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) (Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.) is invalid. Here, the parties' arbitration agreement purports to waive class actions and any "other representative...

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