Judge Denies Ring’s Motion to Compel Arbitration in False-Ad Case

U.S. District Judge John Walter for Central California in Los Angeles denied the motion of defendants Ring and Home Depot to compel plaintiff Alison White’s dispute to arbitration, said the civil minutes of a proceeding Monday (docket 2:22-cv-06909). Walter granted White’s stipulation with the defendants to file her second amended complaint (see 2212090048), and ordered her to do so by the close of business Tuesday, rendering moot the defendants’ alternative motion to dismiss. White is newly asserting a three-step process to support her claim that Ring and Home Depot misrepresented that Ring’s Jobsite Security 5-Piece Starter Kit, when properly configured, will contact the authorities automatically if a home's security system is breached.