Simmons v. Avant Garde Senior Living
Defendant, Avant Garde Senior Living, appeals from an order denying its petition to compel arbitration. There were two grounds upon which the trial court relied in denying the petition to compel arbitration. The first was the danger of conflicting rulings with the results of proceedings pending against codefendants in the judicial forum. The second ground was the trial court’s express statement that arbitration is not an efficient means of dispute resolution. We conclude these grounds were not a proper basis for denying the petition to compel arbitration. Thus, we reverse the order denying the petition to compel arbitration. There were other grounds for denying the petition that the trial court never ruled upon. Upon remittitur issuance, the parties remain free to litigate those questions.
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