Mealey's (February 24, 2020, 10:08 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California resident on Feb. 10 filed a petition in the Los Angeles County Superior Court to vacate an arbitral award ordering him to pay $136,845.23, arguing that his retained counsel, without his knowledge, never made an appearance or presented a defense and that the arbitrator exceeded his authority by finding that the parties were bound to arbitration (Alberto Juarbe v. Jumbleberry Enterprises USA Ltd., et al., No. 20STCP00545, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.)....