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U.S. Supreme Court

Feb. 22, 2008

Justices Pick Arbitration for Fee Dispute

WASHINGTON - Deciding that California's Talent Agencies Act must take a back seat to a valid arbitration agreement, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by daytime television personality Judge Alex to have the California labor commissioner, not an arbitrator, decide his claim that a former personal manager was acting as an unlicensed talent agent.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      WASHINGTON - Deciding that California's Talent Agencies Act must take a back seat to a valid arbitration agreement, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by daytime television personality Judge Alex to have the California labor commissioner, not an arbitrator, decide his claim that a former personal manager was acting as an unlic...

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