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Litigation & Arbitration,
Government,
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jul. 31, 2018

California modifies arbitration agreement enforcement language

On July 16, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 3247. The bill, authored by the Assembly Committee on the Judiciary, amends Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.1, which governs arbitration agreements in California.

Chris Micheli

Aprea & Micheli, Inc.

7148 Sutter Ave
Carmichael , CA 95608

Email: cmicheli@apreamicheli.com

McGeorge School of Law

Chris is an attorney and legislative advocate for the Sacramento.

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On July 16, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 3247. The bill, authored by the Assembly Committee on the Judiciary, amends Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.1, which governs arbitration agreements in California. The bill is effective Jan. 1, 2019.

Existing law requires a court, upon petition of a party to an arbitration agreement alleging "(1) the existence of a written agreement to arbitrate a controversy and (2) that a party ...

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