Class Action Arbitration Waivers, American Express

Pro-Arbitration Ruling Likely from Supreme Court

by Alan S. Kaplinsky, Mark J. Levin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/1/2013

Yesterday, we attended the highly anticipated oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Italian Colors Restaurant v. American Express Travel Related Services Co. While no one can predict with certainty how the Court will...more

Legal Alert: Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Issues Again Before the Supreme Court

by Brendan Ballard, Wilson Barmeyer, Lewis Wiener | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/28/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in the first of two cases to be argued this term again raising questions regarding the enforceability of arbitration agreements and class action waivers. These cases...more

U.S. government takes position on validity of class action waivers in arbitration agreements with CFPB on sidelines (for now)

by Alan S. Kaplinsky | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/1/2013

On January 30, the United States filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Respondents in American Express Company v. Italian Colors Restaurant, No. 12-133, an extremely important case involving the...more

Courts Continue to Wrestle With Arbitration Issues

by Greg Mersol | BakerHostetler on 12/17/2012

Decades ago, Congress passed the Federal Arbitration Act to combat the hostility courts showed towards arbitration agreements. Since that time, the Supreme Court has repeatedly pronounced the public policy in favor of the...more

Supreme Court To Clarify Key Issues Regarding The Permissibility Of Class Arbitration

by Lynne Hermle, Aubry Holland, David Prahl | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 12/11/2012

In the last several years, the enforcement of agreements to arbitrate disputes, whether between businesses or between businesses and their employees, has become a hotly contested issue in the courts. The U.S. Supreme Court...more

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Pro-Arbitration Ruling Likely from Supreme Court

Legal Alert: Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Issues Again Before the Supreme Court

U.S. government takes position on validity of class action waivers in arbitration agreements with CFPB on sidelines (for now)

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Courts Continue to Wrestle With Arbitration Issues

Supreme Court To Clarify Key Issues Regarding The Permissibility Of Class Arbitration

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