Panel Says Court Erred In Holding UCL Claim Was Not Subject To Arbitration

Mealey's (August 2, 2018, 12:30 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — After holding that company directors and officers were sued as agents of a company that entered an arbitration agreement in relation to the formation of another entity, a California appeals court on July 31 reversed a lower court’s decision that a former owner of the company’s claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action were not subject to arbitration (Kyle Fjelstad v. Eric Collins, et al., No. G054836, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 3, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5255)....