The Case Is Hohenshelt v. Superior Court.

We have written about the Hohenshelt case twice in the Daily Journal. The first time around, the case was in the Court of Appeal. After it was decided by the California Supreme Court, with a majority opinion, some concurrence, and some disagreement, we wrote a second article for the Daily Journal dated August 18, 2025. This case saved from federal preemption the 30-day deadline employers and other drafters of arbitration agreements have to pay arbitration fees, or else risk seeing the employee or consumer opt for litigation in court. However, the case did so only by making the 30-day rule less of a bright line, hence, more palatable. Here is a link to our Daily Journal article: Here