SAN FRANCISCO — A former Bingham McCutchen associate who says the firm refused to accommodate her sleep disorder can sue the firm in superior court, the Second District Court of Appeal ruled Friday.

Boston-based Bingham cannot compel arbitration because its employment arbitration agreement includes a Massachusetts choice-of-law provision, but doesn’t meet Massachusetts procedures for waiving statutory rights.

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