Cable Connection v. Direct TV 9/22/06 CA2/4

State: California

Court: 1st District Court of Appeal 1st District Court of Appeal

Docket No: B188278

Case Date: 12/20/2006

Preview:Filed 9/22/06

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR

CABLE CONNECTION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DIRECTV, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

B188278 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BS095987)

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Judith C. Chirlin, Judge. Reversed.

Beatie and Osborn and Daniel A. Osborn for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Reed & Smith and Andrew E. Paris; Kirkland & Ellis, Michael E. Baumann and Becca Wahlquist for Defendant and Respondent.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs and appellants Cable Connection, Inc., TV Options, Inc., Swartzel Electric, and Orbital Satellite, Inc., appeal from the trial court's order in favor of defendant and respondent DIRECTV, Inc., vacating an arbitration award by which the majority of arbitrators determined that the parties' arbitration agreement, though silent on the issue, nonetheless permitted classwide arbitration. (Code Civ. Proc.,

Download Cable Connection v. Direct TV 9/22/06 CA2/4.pdf