Lacayo
Lacayo v. BMW of North America LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARIA LACAYO, Case No. 19-cv-08369-VC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. COMPEL ARBITRATION
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 19 Defendant.
BMW’s motion to compel arbitration is granted. When Lacayo bought her car, she signed a purchase agreement containing a provision that subjects to arbitration any claim, dispute or controversy, whether in contract, tort, statute or otherwise, whether preexisting, present or future, between me and you or your . . . affiliates . . . which arises out of or relates to [the] purchase or condition of this Vehicle, this Contract, or any resulting transaction or relationship (including any such relationship with third parties who do not sign this Contract). Purchase Agreement, Dkt. 20-1, at 7. The agreement specifies that “me” refers to the Buyer (Lacayo), and “you” and “your” refer to the Seller or the Seller’s assignee. Id. at 2. The Seller— MINI of San Francisco—assigned its rights in the contract to BMW Financial Services NA. Id. at 8. Lacayo is suing neither MINI of San Francisco nor BMW Financial Services, but rather…