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Supreme Court of California Invalidates Predispute Agreements to Waive Jury Trials |
August 18, 2006
Previously published on October 11, 2005
The Supreme Court of California recently handed down a decision that will affect franchise agreements that are governed by California law and that contain agreements to waive jury trials in the event of a dispute in the California courts. In Grafton Partners L.P., et al. v. The Superior Court of Alameda County, the Supreme Court of California held that if contracting parties, prior to any dispute, enter into a contractual agreement that waives jury trials, then that agreement is invalid.
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