Moncharsh v. Heily Blase
3 Cal.4th 1 (Cal. 1992) Cited 1,103 times 12 Legal AnalysesHolding that "a party [who] is claiming the entire contract is illegal, or the arbitration agreement itself is illegal" must "raise the illegality question prior to participating in the arbitration process"
Cable Connection, Inc. v. Directv, Inc.
44 Cal.4th 1334 (Cal. 2008) Cited 311 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that §§ 4, 10, and 11 apply only in federal court
Moshonov v. Walsh
22 Cal.4th 771 (Cal. 2000) Cited 163 timesRejecting the argument that the arbitrator's decision not to award attorneys' fees to the prevailing party should be corrected because it lay "outside the merits submitted for arbitration"
Jordan v. California Dept. of Motor Vehicles
100 Cal.App.4th 431 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002) Cited 149 timesHolding the case was within "the limited and exceptional circumstances justifying judicial review of an award that violates an explicit expression of public policy" because the award of over $88 million in public monies violated the public policy set forth in the California Constitution prohibiting gifts of public funds
Ajida Technologies, Inc. v. Roos Instruments, Inc.
87 Cal.App.4th 534 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) Cited 126 timesRelying on Nolde in holding that parties' obligations to arbitrate may survive expiration of a marketing and development agreement
Ericksen, Arbuthnot, McCarthy, Kearney v. 100 Oak St.
35 Cal.3d 312 (Cal. 1983) Cited 179 timesAdopting the majority rule as set forth in Prima Paint
Griffith Co. v. San Diego Col. for Women
45 Cal.2d 501 (Cal. 1955) Cited 146 timesRejecting form over substance argument
Section 1286.2 - Grounds for vacating award
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1286.2 Cited 1,075 times 6 Legal AnalysesVacating an arbitration award
Section 1280 - Definitions
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1280 Cited 841 times 2 Legal AnalysesDefining drafting party