Arbitration Agreement Lacking Specific Provisions About How Arbitration Will Be Conducted Found To Be Enforceable.

A trial court denied a petition to compel arbitration, finding there was no valid arbitration agreement because there was no specification about what agency or person would conduct it or how the arbitrator would be selected. The appellate court reversed, stating “because the court has the power to appoint an arbitrator under [Code of Civil Procedure] section 1281.6 when the parties fail to agree upon a method for appointment, we conclude that neither the absence of a definite method, nor the presence of “alternative options,” for appointing an arbitrator renders an otherwise valid arbitration agreement enforceable.” (HM DG, Inc. v. Etemad and Beizai (Cal. App. Second Dist., Div. 3; September 20, 2013) 219 Cal.App.4th 1100, [162 Cal.Rptr.3d 412].)