Zaragoza v. Sela Healthcare CA4/2
Plaintiff and appellant Estela Zaragoza (Zaragoza) appeals from an order granting the motion to compel arbitration brought by defendant and respondent Sela Healthcare, Inc. dba Villa Mesa Care Center (Villa Mesa) and dismissing Zaragoza’s class action.
Zaragoza argues the arbitration agreement was void and obtained by fraud because she could not read English and did not understand the arbitration agreement. The law is clear, however, that a person cannot enter into a contract and then avoid it based on unfamiliarity with the English language. Furthermore, Zaragoza did not assert that she asked for a translation or that anyone at Villa Mesa denied her an opportunity to translate the agreement. Zaragoza’s opposition to the motion to compel arbitration failed to establish any fraud in the execution of the agreement.
Villa Mesa, on the other hand, submitted substantial evidence refuting Zaragoza’s arguments. The trial court’s ruling that Zaragoza’s signature on the arbitr
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