California Courts of Appeal
Jan. 12, 2017
Courts reject attempts to partition PAGA claims
Multiple California appellate court decisions reject the notion that plaintiffs can be compelled to arbitrate particular aspects of a California's Private Attorneys General Act claim. By Cary D. Sullivan and Chris Waidelich
Cary D. Sullivan
Partner
Jones Day
Phone: (949) 553-7513
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Cary is a partner in the firm's Business & Tort Litigation practice.
Last month, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's ruling in Hernandez v. Ross Stores, Inc., 2017 DJDAR 75 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 7, 2016), denying Ross's motion to compel arbitration. "Ross insisted that Hernandez must first arbitrate her individual disputes showing she was an 'aggrieved party' under PAGA" before she could proceed with her California's Private Attorneys General Ac...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In