CASE NAME: Lau v. Westlake Services, LLC, et al.

CASE NO.: BC711173

HEARING DATE: 1/18/19

DEPARTMENT: 37

CALENDAR NO.: 7

FILING DATE: 6/22/18

FSC/TRIAL DATE: None

NOTICE: OK

SUBJECT: Petition to Compel Binding Contractual Arbitration and to Stay Proceedings

MOVING PARTY: Defendants Westlake Services, LLC and Bret Hankey

OPPOSING PARTY: Plaintiff Victor Lau[1]

The Court GRANTS Defendants’ petition and COMPELS this matter to binding arbitration. The Court STAYS this matter pending completion of the arbitration. At the hearing, Plaintiff should be prepared to discuss whether he has any specific objections to arbitration before AAA. Counsel for Defendants to give notice.

This employment action arises in connection with Plaintiff Victor Lau (“Lau”)’s alleged employment with Defendant Westlake Services, LLC (“Westlake”). Plaintiff alleges that he worked as an internal sales representative at Westlake from February 2016 until he was allegedly wrongfully terminated in January 2018.