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Examining The Arbitration Clause Landscape Amid Risks

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For more than a decade, companies have benefited immensely from the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011 decision of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, which upheld a company's right to compel consumers into participating in individual...more

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Hoisted by Your Own (Pet)Arb Clause? New Developments in Mass Arbitration

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For more than a decade, companies have benefited immensely from the United States Supreme Court decision of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011), which upheld a company’s right to compel consumers into...more

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FAA’s “Transportation Worker” Exemption Does Not Apply to Contracts Between Businesses

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After a dispute arose between Amazon and one of its “delivery service partners,” Amazon sought to compel arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement in the companies’ contract. The district court ordered the parties to...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Ninth Circuit Broadly Interprets Exemption under Federal Arbitration Act for Transportation Workers

On July 21, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying Domino Pizza’s motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action brought by plaintiff Dominos truck...more

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Recent Decisions Spotlight Arbitration Agreements in Online Delivery Service Terms and Conditions

The global pandemic has brought about countless changes, including, for many households, increased reliance on online retail and delivery services, such as Amazon. When consumers sign up for these services or place their...more

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Battle Lines Drawn: Another Appeals Court Rules That Drivers Can Escape Arbitration, Furthering National Split For Gig Economy...

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Gig economy companies received bad news yesterday when yet another federal appeals court ruled that delivery drivers – even independent contractors – can escape otherwise valid arbitration agreements. This is now the third...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 3, August 2020

The Editors' Note - Welcome to the third issue of Decoded, Spilman's e-newsletter focusing on technology law, including data security, privacy standards, financing technologies, and digital-based means of conducting...more

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Arbitration for Transportation Workers? The Anticipated Push To Expand the FAA Exemption

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As we indicated in a January 17, 2019 blog article, the New Prime v. Oliveira, 139 S. Ct. 532 (2019), opinion was likely to lead to uncertainty in the transportation industry. ...more

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On-line Arbitration Agreements: A Tale of Two “Click Wraps”

What makes an on-line arbitration agreement binding against a website user? In Meyer v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 15497 (2d Cir. Aug. 17, 2017), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a...more

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