HARO VS WEBER MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
CVRI2205037
DISTRIBUTION, LLC BY WEBER DISTRIBUTION, LLC
Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff Christopher Haro brings this wage and hour class action against
defendant Weber Distribution, which moves to compel arbitration of Plaintiff’s individual claims
and to dismiss the class claims. Plaintiff argues that the FAA does not apply, that Defendant has
not proved the existence of an agreement to arbitrate and that any such agreement is
unconscionable.
The principles governing petitions to compel arbitration are well established. Public policy favors
contractual arbitration as a means of resolving disputes. Mercury Insurance Group v. Superior
Court (1998) 19 Cal.4th 332, 342. Arbitration of disputes is favored and ““when there is doubt as
to the meaning and construction of an agreement for mediation and/or arbitration, that doubt
should be resolved in favor of those processes.” Bono v. David (200
Hearing Date
May 04, 2023
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HARO VS WEBER MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
CVRI2205037
DISTRIBUTION, LLC BY WEBER DISTRIBUTION, LLC
Tentative Ruling: Plaintiff Christopher Haro brings this wage and hour class action against
defendant Weber Distribution, which moves to compel arbitration of Plaintiff’s individual claims
and to dismiss the class claims. Plaintiff argues that the FAA does not apply, that Defendant has
not proved the existence of an agreement to arbitrate and that any such agreement is
unconscionable.
The principles governing petitions to compel arbitration are well established. Public policy favors
contractual arbitration as a means of resolving disputes. Mercury Insurance Group v. Superior
Court (1998) 19 Cal.4th 332, 342. Arbitration of disputes is favored and ““when there is doubt as
to the meaning and construction of an agreement for mediation and/or arbitration, that doubt
should be resolved in favor of those processes.” Bono v. David (200