White

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Shaun White appeals from a judgment entered following the trial court’s confirmation of an arbitration award in favor of defendants Gerard Cosmetics, Inc. and Jennifer Gerard. We affirm the orders denying the petition to vacate and granting the petition to confirm it.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Settlement Agreement

On September 23, 2019, plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants asserting, among other causes of action, a claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy (White v. Gerard Cosmetics, Inc., et al., Super. Ct. L.A. County, 2019, No. 19STCV33840). Following a mediation, the parties reached a settlement, as memorialized in a settlement agreement executed September 20, 2022 (agreement), pursuant to which defendants’ insurer agreed to deposit $1,000,000 in a trust that would disburse payments to plaintiff and others as required by the terms of the agreement. Among other terms, the agreement contained non-contact, non-disparagement, confidentiality, and non-disclosure provisions. It also specified penalties for violations of those provisions, including forfeiture of payments due plaintiff under the agreement from amounts held in…