Civil Litigation,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
May 25, 2018
Arbitration with the stars
A movie star and a production company agreed to make a movie and signed a contract with an arbitration clause.
Steven H. Kruis
ADR Services, Inc.Email: skruis@adrservices.org
Steven has been a full-time mediator since 2002, and mediated well over 2,000 matters throughout Southern California. He is with the San Diego Office of ADR Services.
A movie star and a production company agreed to make a movie and signed a contract with an arbitration clause. After a dispute arose over fees, the movie star commenced arbitration against the company and moved to add the company's sole owner under an alter ego theory.
May the arbitrator add the individual to the arbitration proceeding? After all, California case law clearly recognizes alter ego as an exception to the rule that only...
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