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CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
Arbitration
Fuentes v. Empire Nissan (2026) _ Cal.5th _ , 2026 WL 265574: The California Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s decision, which had reversed the trial court’s order denying defendant’s motion to compel arbitration in an employment case. The trial court denied defendant’s motion to compel arbitration, finding the employment arbitration agreement was unconscionable based on a very high degree of procedural unconscionability (including the agreement’s tiny, blurry print and rushed presentation) and a low-to-moderate degree of substantive unconscionability (including a perceived one-sided carveout tied to later confidentiality agreements). The Court of Appeal reversed and directed the trial court to grant the motion to compel arbitration, reasoning that illegibility goes only to procedural unconscionability and that, properly construed, the confidentiality agreements did not create substantive one-sidedness. The Supreme Court held that format/legibility generally does not itself establish substantive unconscionability, but concluded the Court of Appeal erred by using a pro-arbitration interpretive presumption and by directing an order compelling arbitration rather than remanding. The California Supreme Court reversed and remanded for further trial-court proceedings (including consideration of unresolved validity/assent and related issues) consistent with the clarified unconscionability framework. (February 2, 2026.)
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About the Publisher
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
- CA Civil trial lawyer since 1980
- ABOTA member since 1995. Over 100 civil trials.
- Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at McIntyre Mediation. (619) 990-4312. To schedule a matter, click here. Matters handled: Business, Employment, Insurance, Probate, Real Property & Tort cases.
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- Publisher of California Case Summaries™. Know The New Law.
- Past president: San Diego County Bar Assn.
- Past president: SD ABOTA Chapter
- Two Outstanding Trial Lawyer Awards
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America Since 2012
- AV Preeminent Rating: Martindale-Hubbell
- Email: monty@montymcintyre.com. Phone: (619) 990-4312.
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