On July 3 2024, the California Court of Appeal sided with KHIKS client Delirium TV, LLC, the producer of the hit Netflix reality show Love is Blind, rejecting the latest attempt by Renee Poche, a participant in Season 5, to evade the arbitration clause in the agreement she signed to participate in the show. Previously, Ms. Poche sought and failed to obtain an emergency stay of the arbitration commenced by Delerium against Poche in November 2023, and sought and failed to obtain a preliminary injunction halting the arbitration. In this ruling, the Court of Appeal summarily rejected Poche’s attempt to appeal Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Bruce G. Iwasaki’s order compelling Ms. Poche to arbitrate her own claims against Delirium and Netflix.
On July 17, 2024, Ms. Poche petitioned the California Supreme Court to review of the Court of Appeal’s rejection. On September 11, 2024, the California Supreme Court denied Ms. Poche’s petition for review.
