No. 21-13

KinderCare Education, LLC v. Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, et al.

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2021-07-07
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: arbitration-agreement contra-proferentem federal-arbitration-act lamps-plus-v-varela preemption state-common-law state-law supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

Notwithstanding the express holding of this Court in Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, 139 S. Ct. 1407, 1417 (2019) ("Lamps Plus") that the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") preempts the state common law doctrine of contra proferentem with regard to interpreting whether an arbitration agreement provides for arbitration of claims, can California courts avoid consideration of Lamps Plus and instead adhere to a contrary state appellate precedent, Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. v. Superior Court, 234 Cal. App. 4th 1109 (2015)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether California courts can avoid consideration of Lamps Plus v. Varela and instead adhere to a contrary state appellate precedent

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-06
Brief of respondent Rochelle Westmoreland in opposition filed.
2021-07-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 6, 2021)

Attorneys

KinderCare Education, LLC
Thomas Roy KaufmanSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Petitioner
Rochelle Westmoreland
Larry Wei LeeDiversity Law Group, P.C., Respondent