Cal. Bail Agents Assn. v. Dhillon Law Group CA2/4
Plaintiff California Bail Agents Association signed defendant Dhillon Law Group Inc.’s retainer agreement, which included an arbitration clause for any fee dispute arising out of the agreement. After plaintiff filed its operative complaint for a single breach of contract claim based on defendant allegedly overcharging for legal services, defendant moved to compel arbitration pursuant to the agreement. The trial court denied the motion, finding the arbitration clause was unconscionable because it failed to provide an accurate statement of the law governing attorney-client fee disputes as well as outlining the costs associated with private arbitration. We conclude the arbitration clause is not procedurally unconscionable and therefore we need not address substantive unconscionability. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s order denying the motion to compel arbitration.
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