Tentative ruling issued by Judge Christopher K. Lui on Nov. 12, 2020 in Los Angeles County, CA - Case no: xxxxx882

Plaintiffs sue Defendants for failure to bring the subject vehicle into compliance with applicable warranties.

Defendant Long Beach BMW and Defendant BMW of North America, LLC separately move to compel arbitration and to stay this action.

TENTATIVE RULING

Defendant Long Beach BMW’s and BMW of North America, LLC’s motions to compel arbitration and requests to stay this litigation are GRANTED. The litigation is stayed pending arbitration.

ANALYSIS

Defendant Long Beach BMW’s Motion To Compel Arbitration and Stay Action

Defendant Long Beach BMW moves to compel arbitration and to stay this action.

Under California law, arbitration agreements are valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. (Blake v. Ecker (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 728, 741 overruled on other grounds by Le Francois v. Goel (2005) 35 Cal.4th 1094.) A party petitioning to compel ….....