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Perspective

Aug. 23, 2012

Pinnacle: the latest on the enforceability of arbitration clauses

The state Supreme Court surprised many observers by reversing a trend of lower court decisions. By Valentine S. Hoy and Timothy M. Hutter of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP


By Valentine S. Hoy and Timothy M. Hutter


On Aug. 16, the state Supreme Court surprised many observers in the real estate and legal industries by overturning the decision of the Court of Appeal in Pinnacle Museum Tower Association v. Pinnacle Market Development (US), LLC, et al., S186149 (Cal. Aug. 16, 2012). In Pinnacle, the court decided that homeowners associations may be bound by arbitration clauses contained in declarations of covenants, condit...

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