Callahan & Blaine v. Bejvl
The trial court entered judgment awarding plaintiff, a law firm, nearly $71,000 in unpaid attorney fees, expenses, and prejudgment interest against defendants George Bejvl and Teresa Clark, its former clients. The judgment was based on the courts prior confirmation of an arbitration award obtained under the California Arbitration Act. (Code Civ. Proc., 1280 et seq.; CAA) Defendants appeal, contending they were entitled to pursue nonbinding arbitration of the dispute under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act (Bus. & Prof. Code, 6200 et seq.; MFAA), and both the arbitration service that administered the arbitration and the individual arbitrator should have been disqualified because of conflicts of interest. Since defendants waived their rights under the MFAA and have failed to establish any conflict of interest, Court affirm the judgment.
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