Tamanaha v. DroneBase CA2/3
Plaintiff/appellant Eli Tamanaha (plaintiff) appeals from a judgment confirming an arbitration award in favor of defendants/respondents Daniel Burton (Burton) and DroneBase Inc. (DroneBase; collectively, defendants). Plaintiff contends the trial court erred in entering judgment on the arbitration award because his claims were not covered by the parties’ arbitration agreement, the arbitration agreement was substantively and procedurally unconscionable, and the arbitrator exceeded his authority by excluding plaintiff from portions of the arbitration hearing. We conclude that while the arbitration agreement was substantively unconscionable, it was not procedurally unconscionable, and its broad language encompassed plaintiff’s claims. We further conclude that plaintiff’s exclusion from a small portion of the hearing, even if erroneous, was not prejudicial. We therefore will affirm the judgment.
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