California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gerstel v. D.R. Horton L. A. Holding Co., 2d Civil No. B258673 (Cal. App. 2015):
Respondents contend that appellant waived its right to appeal from the trial court's judgment confirming the arbitration award. An aggrieved party has a statutory right to appeal from such a judgment. (Code Civ. Proc., 1294, subd. (d).) "It is well-settled . . . that a party can waive the right to appeal. [Citations.] The Courts of Appeal have held, however, that any waiver of the right to appeal must be clear and express . . . . Moreover, any doubt will be resolved against a waiver of the right to appeal. [Citations.]" (Guseinov v. Burns (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 944, 952-953, first italics in original, second italics added.)
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