Davis

Filed 3/15/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

DAMIEN T. DAVIS et al., D083006

Plaintiffs and Respondents,

v. (Super. Ct. No. CVRI2203733)

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.,

et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Riverside County, Eric A. Keen, Judge. Affirmed. Shook Hardy & Bacon, Amir M. Nassihi, Nalani L. Crisologo and Andrew L. Chang for Defendants and Appellants. The Lemon Pros, Arash Khorsandi, Michael Saeedian and Christopher Urner for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Defendants Nissan North America, Inc., a vehicle manufacturer, and Nissan of San Bernardino, an authorized vehicle repair facility (collectively “Nissan” or “Nissan defendants”), challenge an order denying their motion to compel arbitration of claims asserted against them by plaintiffs Damien T. Davis and Johnetta H. Lane, buyers of a new Nissan vehicle with an allegedly defective transmission. The trial court ruled that the Nissan defendants, who were not parties to the sale contract between plaintiffs and the dealership containing the arbitration…