· 7/18/2005
Boghos v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London
Citations
- 115 P.3d 68
- 30 Cal. Rptr. 3d 787
- 36 Cal. 4th 495
- 2005 Daily Journal DAR 8556
- 2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6260
- 2005 Cal. LEXIS 7607
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a court must “give effect to every part [of a contract], if reasonably practicable, each clause helping to interpret the other”
- holding that an insured’s claim for breach of the 17 covenant of good faith and fair dealing did not qualify as “an unwaivable statutory right”
- stating that employees subject to mandatory arbitration agreements must be ensured certain minimum standards of fairness to “vindicate their public rights in an arbitral forum” (internal quotation marks omitted)
- stating that employees subject to mandatory arbitration agreements must be ensured certain minimum standards of fairness to \vindicate their public rights in an arbitral forum\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
- finding arbitration clause was enforceable where it was in bolded font and contained the heading “BINDING ARBITRATION”
- disfavoring constructions of contractual provisions that would render other provisions surplusage
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Judges: Werdegar
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