Guirguis v. Brown CA2/5
A “personal management agreement” between an entertainer and a management company provides that “[a]ny dispute hereunder shall be submitted to binding arbitration.” The issue presented in this appeal is whether the arbitration agreement applies to those portions of a civil complaint alleging that the entertainer committed various torts, including assault and battery, defamation, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. These tort claims plainly are not covered by the arbitration agreement, as the trial court correctly ruled.
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