DeGraff v. Perkins Coie California P.C. CA1/1
Defendants Perkins Coie California P.C. (California PC) and Perkins Coie LLP (Perkins LLP) appeal an order denying their petition to compel plaintiff Harold DeGraff to arbitrate his claims against defendants and staying trial court proceedings pending arbitration. Applying Washington state law, the trial court concluded the parties’ contractual arbitration provision was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable. We conclude the provision is not procedurally unconscionable under Washington law. We also conclude that while certain portions of the provision are substantively unconscionable, the offending portions can be severed. Accordingly, we reverse.
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