From Pasadena Now: A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has denied a request by the University of California Regents, on behalf of UCLA, to force arbitration in an ongoing lawsuit with the City and the Rose Bowl Operating Company over the Bruins’ long-term stadium agreement. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, Judge Joseph Lipner rejected motions by UCLA to compel arbitration and stay the case, allowing the breach-of-contract lawsuit to proceed in court.
“The court DENIES the motions to compel arbitration. The Court DENIES the motions to stay proceedings,” according to the minute order. “UCLA also filed a motion to quash deposition subpoenas and enter a protective order. The Court DENIES UCLA’s motion to quash.” ...
Full story at https://pasadenanow.com/main/judge-rejects-ucla-bid-to-force-rose-bowl-dispute-into-arbitration.
It wasn't clear why UCLA thought it would get a better deal from an arbitrator than from a trial. Either way, breaking a long-term contract was going to cost big bucks. But whatever the thinking, it lost.
Note that this affair is occurring at a time when its athletics program is running in the red, and while the university is feeling budget pressures across the campus.
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