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Predispute Contractual Waivers of Jury Trial

Predispute waivers of jury trials are unenforceable under California law, subject to certain limited exceptions. While the recent California Supreme Court case of <i>Grafton Partners v. Supreme Court</i>, invalidated such waivers, there remain two ways that parties can agree, predispute, to avoid a jury trial in commercial real property related transactions.

8 minute read January 31, 2007 at 04:11 PM
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Mark Mengelberg
Predispute Contractual Waivers of Jury Trial

Predispute waivers of jury trials are unenforceable under California law, subject to certain limited exceptions. While the recent California Supreme Court case of Grafton Partners v. Supreme Court

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