Albert Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC, dba Toyota of Downtown Los Angeles, et al.

Case Number: 20STCV32252

Judge: Stephanie m> Bowick

Court: Superior Court, Los Angeles County, California

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Defendant's Attorney: Michael K. Perkins and William D. Wheelock

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LAD-T, LLC, dba Toyota of Downtown Los Angeles (LAD-T), and its parent company Lithia Motors Inc. (collectively, defendants) appealed from a June 2022 order denying their motion to compel arbitration of Albert Villareal's claims brought under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.). The trial court had found that Business and Professions Code section 17918 (section 17918) barred defendants from enforcing an arbitration agreement made in the name of an unregistered fictitious business, DT Los Angeles Toyota. Nearly a year later- and 10 months into their appeal-LAD-T filed its one-page fictitious business name statement, and defendants argued in their reply brief that the registration rendered the trial court's order denying their motion to compel arbitration moot.

Outcome: Affirmed

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