Hovanesyan v. Glendale Internal Medicine
In this employment case, defendants Glendale Internal Medicine & Cardiology Medical Group, Inc., and several employees (together Glendale Internal) appeal the trial court’s order denying their motion to compel plaintiff cardiologist Arsen Hovansyan to arbitrate his breach of contract, statutory, and tort claims pursuant to a clause in his employment contract. The trial court found plaintiff’s tort claims were not covered by the arbitration agreement. For the contract and statutory claims, it concluded the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 1 et al.) (FAA) did not apply, and even if it did, the agreement to arbitrate was unconscionable.
We conclude the trial court correctly held the arbitration agreement was unconscionable. Because that issue is dispositive, we need not address the court’s other holdings and affirm.
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