Panel Finds Blue Cross Waived Right To Arbitrate UCL, Contract Claims

Mealey's (March 29, 2018, 1:52 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — After finding that an insurer waived its right to arbitrate claims for breaches of an insurance contract and violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), a California appeals panel on March 26 affirmed a trial court’s ruling denying its motion to compel arbitration of the dispute (Maia Pawooskar, ex rel. v. Blue Cross of California, No. B277690, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 7, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2046)....