Ring, Home Depot File Motion to Compel Plaintiff to Arbitration

Defendants Ring and Home Depot sought an order Friday compelling all of plaintiff Alison White’s false-advertising class-action claims to arbitration, said their motion (docket 2:22-cv-06909) in U.S. District Court for Central California in Los Angeles. Should the court deny that motion, the defendants alternatively seek to dismiss White’s complaint for her failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted for violating California’s false-ad and unfair competition statutes, said their motion. The motion follows a joint notice Dec. 20 in which the sides reported reaching an impasse on their arbitration and dismissal disputes (see 2212210012). White contends Ring and Home Depot misrepresented in their ads and marketing materials 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. White’s claims “rest solely on her misinterpretation of Ring webpages and have no merit,” said Friday’s motion. But “at the outset,” her claims “must be resolved in arbitration” because she “accepted broad arbitration agreements” when she bought the product, it said.