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No Contract Compelling Arbitration Between Insurer and Insured No \\nArbitration\\n\\nIn Alex Weingarten v. Certain Underwriters At Lloyd\'s, London \\nSubscribing To Policy Number IML-0114N0-190029, B321148, California \\nCourt of Appeals, Second District, Fourth Division (March 23, 2023) \\nCertain Underwriters at Lloyd\'s, London (Lloyd\'s \\nUnderwriters) appealed from the trial court\'s order denying their motion\\n to compel arbitration of plaintiff Alex Weingarten\'s complaint for \\nbreach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional \\ninfliction of emotional distress, and negligent misrepresentation.\\n\\nFACTUAL BACKGROUND\\nThe Underlying Malpractice Action\\n\\nIn 2013, Adam Levin, Tristen Lazareff, and Criterion Capital Partners, \\nLLC, retained Weingarten Brown LLP to defend them in the case entitled \\nMXB Holdings LP, et al. v. Adam Levin, et al (the MXB action). The \\nretainer agreement (the Levin/Weingarten retainer agreement) contained \\nan arbitration provision.\\n\\nAdam Levin and Criterion Capital Partners, LLC, filed an action in the \\nLos Angeles Superior Court for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary\\n duty against Weingarten et al (the malpractice action). The complaint \\nalleged Weingarten negligently represented the defendants in the MXB \\naction. The parties later stipulated to arbitration before JAMS based on\\n the arbitration provision in the retainer agreement. Weingarten \\nnotified Lloyd\'s Underwriters about the malpractice action, and Lloyd\'s \\nUnderwriters accepted the defense of the Weingarten defendants.\\n\\nThe arbitrator found in favor of Adam Levin and Criterion Capital \\nPartners, LLC, and issued an award that exceeded Weingarten\'s insurance \\ncoverage.