Kuhlman v. The New Santana Band
Filed 6/12/06 Kuhlman v. The New Santana Band CA1/5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FIVE
| BRUCE KUHLMAN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THE NEW SANTANA BAND, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants. |
A111428
(Marin County Super. Ct. No. CV051632)
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Defendants The New Santana Band, Inc., Guts and Grace Records, Inc., Carlos Santana, and Deborah Santana appeal the order denying their motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff Bruce Kuhlman's action for wrongful termination. They contend the arbitration agreement between the parties is valid and is entitled to enforcement.
BACKGROUND
Defendants Carlos and Deborah Santana own and are the president and vice-president, respectively, of defendant The New Santana Band (the Band). They also own defendant Guts and Grace Records, Inc.
In April 1998, plaintiff was hired to develop a licensing program for the River of Colors division of Guts and Grace Records, Inc. On April 27, 1998, he signed the Band's employee handbook, which contained a section entitled â€
