Broughton v. Cigna Health Plans of California, S072583

• Decision Date: 30 September 1998
• Docket Number: No. S072583,S072583
• Citation: 964 P.2d 439,78 Cal.Rptr.2d 907
• Court: California Supreme Court
• Parties: Adrian BROUGHTON, Jr. et al., Respondents, v. CIGNA HEALTH PLANS OF CALIFORNIA et al., Appellants

Page 907

78 Cal.Rptr.2d 907

964 P.2d 439

Adrian BROUGHTON, Jr. et al., Respondents, v. CIGNA HEALTH PLANS OF CALIFORNIA et al., Appellants.

No. S072583.

Supreme Court of California

Sept. 30, 1998.

Prior report: Cal.App., 76 Cal.Rptr.2d 431.

Appellants' petition for review GRANTED.

Motion to strike denied.

The issues to be argued before this court shall be limited to whether an arbitration clause in a health insurance plan compels arbitration of a cause of action for violation of the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (Civ.Code section 1750 et seq.), where that Act authorizes an injunction as a remedy and contains an antiwaiver provision.

GEORGE, C.J., and BAXTER, WERDEGAR, CHIN and BROWN, JJ., concur.