1. Diane was scheduled for a surgical procedure. At her required doctor's appointment before surgery, Diane was given several documents to sign including one that indicated that it was an arbitration agreement.Diane was given the opportunity to review all of the documents and to ask questions.She was also given the option of taking the documents with her to review before signing.Even with these options, Diane signed the documents without reading them.After her surgery, Diane was disappointed in the results and filed a lawsuit against the surgeon.The surgeon claimed that based on the documents Diane signed; her only option for a remedy was arbitration.Diane objected and said that the agreement was unconscionable.What is the outcome?
2. Douglas Smith leased an apartment from Roma Development Company. Smith paid for several months and then stopped paying.Roma filed a lawsuit against Smith for payment of the money owed.However, Smith claimed they were not entitled to collect the money because he was using the apartment to run his business which was illegal under city law.Smith claimed that Roma was aware of this when the leased was signed and therefore Roma is not entitled to the money.What is the outcome?