Federal Judge Denies Anti-Arbitration Injunction, Finds Separate Issues Involved

Mealey's (February 13, 2020, 3:54 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on Jan. 31 denied a motion for a preliminary injunction to stay a foreign arbitration between two parties currently involved in federal litigation, ruling that the parties’ contract allows for arbitration of any disputes to which the procedures set out in the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) do not apply and that the arbitration addresses issues separate from those in the litigation (Mastronardi Int'l Ltd. v. SunSelect Produce [California], Inc., No. 18-737, E.D. Cal., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16242)....