Quinoz

Filed 3/22/13 Quinoz v. Empire Today CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

GERMAN QUINONEZ,

Plaintiff and Respondent, A134448

v. (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. CIV493996)

EMPIRE TODAY, LLC,

Defendant and Appellant. ____________________________________/

German Quinonez filed a putative class action against Empire Today, LLC (Empire), a national flooring and window treatment business, alleging various Labor Code violations. Empire moved to dismiss for improper venue or, in the alternative, to compel arbitration pursuant to a form subcontractor agreement Quinonez signed. The trial court denied the motion. Among other things, the court concluded the arbitration provision in the…