Doe
Doe v. Second Street Corp.
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 9/30/
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
JANE DOE, B330281
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 23SMCV00653) v.
SECOND STREET CORP.,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Edward Moreton, Jr., Judge. Affirmed. Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, Matthew G. Kleiner, and L. Geoffrey Lee for Defendant and Appellant. Schein Law Group and Joshua D. Schein; Sherman Law and Lisa G. Sherman for Plaintiff and Respondent.
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ In 2022, Congress amended the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) by passing the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) (9 U.S.C. §§ 401– 402). In general terms, the EFAA renders arbitration agreements unenforceable at the plaintiff’s election in sexual assault and sexual harassment cases that arise or accrue on or after March 3, 2022, the EFAA’s effective date. Jane Doe (plaintiff) filed the present case against Second Street Corporation dba The Huntley Hotel (the hotel) and two of its supervisors…