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Labor/Employment

May 5, 2016

Justices struggle to find clarity in arbitration dispute

In an oral argument for a workplace dispute at a Toyota dealership, state Supreme Court justices struggled Tuesday to get lawyers to explain whether an arbitrator or judge should decide who hears a putative class action.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In an oral argument regarding a workplace dispute at a Manhattan Beach Toyota dealership, state Supreme Court justices struggled on Tuesday to get lawyers to explain why they were right about the question at hand: Whether an arbitrator or judge decides if a putative class action may be heard before an arbitrator when the contract is unclear. Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive Inc., S220812.

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