Is an agent's right to compel arbitration dependent on its relationship with the signatory party?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sadduq v. Michael, B292225 (Cal. App. 2019):
The case upon which appellants rely holds that an agent's right to compel arbitration is dependent on its relationship with the signatory party. (Thomas v. Westlake, supra, 204 Cal.App.4th at p. 614 [One exception to the general rule that a nonsignatory cannot invoke an arbitration agreement "provides
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