Can a plaintiff waive his right to sue for damages at a court-appointed arbitration?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Marriage of Assemi, In re, 30 Cal.Rptr.2d 265, 7 Cal.4th 896, 872 P.2d 1190 (Cal. 1994):
7' It has been held that this right may be waived without taking the parties' agreement outside the scope of judicial arbitration. (See Porreco v. Red Top RV Center, supra, 216 Cal.App.3d at p. 119 [264 Cal.Rptr. 609]; compare Dodd v. Ford (1984) 153 Cal.App.3d [426,] 431-432 [200 Cal.Rptr. 256].)"
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