Any dispute arising from a construction contract with a public agency, which contract contains a provision that one party to the contract or one party’s agent or employee shall decide any disputes arising under that contract, shall be resolved by submitting the dispute to independent arbitration, if mutually agreeable, otherwise by litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1670
UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case 28 Cal. 3d 807 - Graham v. Scissor-Tail, Inc. (1981)
Most recently applied in 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 691 - Vitatech Int'l, Inc. v. Sporn (September 2017)
Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1374.
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