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Arbitrability Delegation Clause will not be Enforced when Claim of Arbitrability is “Wholly Groundless.”

Smythe v. Uber Technologies, 24 Cal. App. 5th 327 (2018) Ryan Smythe drove for both Uber and Lyft.  As an Uber driver he signed contracts that included broad arbitration clauses and a delegation of the authority to determine arbitrability to the arbitrator, rather than a court.  As a Lyft driver, Smythe sued Uber claiming that … Continue reading Arbitrability Delegation Clause will not be Enforced when Claim of Arbitrability is “Wholly Groundless.”