Class Action Arbitration Waivers, Class Action

Waiver Of Right To Arbitrate: To Move or Not to Move: Calculating the Risk Of Waiving the Right to Arbitrate in a Shifting...

by Sandra McCallion | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 4/12/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740, 2011 BL 110648, 79 U.S.L.W. 4279 (U.S. 2011), has been characterized as a ‘‘game changer’’ in the arbitration arena. Concepcion overturned...more

A Tale of Three Cases: California's Split Over Concepcion Continues

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 4/5/2013

In state and Federal courts throughout the country, the defense and plaintiffs’ bars are debating the application of the United States Supreme Court’s landmark 2011 decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, in which the Court...more

Second Circuit Vindicates Concepcion in Gender Discrimination Case

by Sedgwick LLP on 3/26/2013

In April 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark opinion in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, holding that the Federal Arbitration Act preempted California's Discover Bank rule, which had previously voided waivers of...more

Supreme Court Hears AMEX Class Arbitration Case

by Deborah Renner | BakerHostetler on 3/15/2013

Editors’ Note: This post was originally published at rennerclassactions.com, and is reprinted with permission. The Supreme Court recently heard argument in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, No. 12-133....more

Class Action Waivers And Arbitration Agreements - Justices Divided On Validity Of Effective Vindication Of Rights Analysis In AMEX...

by Ruth E. Hartman, John Lewis | BakerHostetler on 3/8/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court heard the much anticipated oral argument in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant on February 27, 2013. The issue before the Court was whether an arbitration clause which prohibits class...more

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

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #25

by Paul McDonald, Daniel J. Murphy | Bernstein Shur on 2/28/2013

We are pleased to present the 25th edition of the Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter. This month, we highlight financial services industry news and developments, including continued support for...more

Citing Concepcion, FINRA Panel OKs Class Action Waivers in Broker-Dealer Customer Arbitration Agreements

by Jessica R. Bogo, Sarah A. Good | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/28/2013

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) hearing panel held that FINRA’s own rules prohibiting judicial class action waivers in broker-dealer customer arbitration agreements are preempted by the Federal Arbitration...more

Wisconsin Auto Title Loans v. Jones: Another Round in the Fight Over Concepcion and Federal Arbitration Act Preemption

by Eric Pearson | Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/7/2013

Last year, around this time in fact, we wrote about the Federal Arbitration Act and the effect of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), on an argument under Wisconsin law about the unconscionability of an...more

The Gentry Test On Enforceability Of Class Action Waivers In Arbitration Agreements Remains Good Law In California

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/1/2013

Franco v. Arakelian Enterprises, Inc., No. B232583 (Cal. App. 2d, November 26, 2012): In a recent decision by the Second Appellate District of California, the court held that the multifactor test set forth by the California...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

California Court of Appeal Denies Wage-and-Hour Class Claims and Enforces Arbitration Agreement under Concepcion

by Andrea Brown, Daniel Corbett, Julie Totten | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 1/30/2013

Employers in California have been watching closely to see how courts will apply the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), which held that the Federal Arbitration Act...more

The Debate Continues: Recent Eighth Circuit Decision Adds to the Growing Tension between Federal Courts and the NLRB Regarding the...

by Greg Mersol, Ericka Spears | BakerHostetler on 1/30/2013

Much like a war where each side steadily amasses victories and defeats, the federal courts and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continue to have diverging opinions on the enforceability of class action waivers in...more

Class Action Waivers Are Enforceable Despite Any State Statutory Right To A Class Action

by Travis Anderson, Shannon Petersen | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/22/2013

In Flores v. West Covina Auto Group, --- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, 2013 WL 139200 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. Jan. 11, 2013), the California Court of Appeal extended the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in AT&T Mobility, Inc. v....more

Eighth Cicuit: FLSA Does Not Preclude Enforcement of Class Action Waiver

by S. Jeanine Conley | BakerHostetler on 1/16/2013

In a significant victory for employers, the Eighth Circuit, in Owen v. Bristol Care Inc., No. 12-1719, overturned a Missouri district court ruling that class action waivers were unenforceable in FLSA cases....more

Eighth Circuit Permits Individual Arbitration of FLSA Claims

by Flyn L. Flesher | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/15/2013

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important pro-arbitration opinion last week, compelling individual arbitration of a putative Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action. Owen v. Bristol Care, Inc., No....more

Eighth Circuit Upholds Employment Agreement Waiving Collective Action Rights

by Erin Clarke, Daniel V. Johns, Steven Suflas | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/15/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has joined the clear majority of federal district courts in concluding that employment arbitration agreements may bar class and collective actions, in spite of the National...more

The Southern District Sends FLSA Claims To Arbitration

by James G. Ryan | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 12/21/2012

A recent ruling from the Southern District of New York provides further clarification regarding the use of arbitration clauses in employment agreements. On December 4, 2012, District Judge Barbara S. Jones granted UBS AG’s...more

2012 In Arbitration Law: Is Class Arbitration Naughty Or Nice?

by Liz Kramer | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Arbitration... on 12/21/2012

The big issue in arbitration law in 2012 was class arbitration. Many state court opinions that had found class arbitration waivers unconscionable were preempted under federal law based on application of Concepcion. And the...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - December 2012

by Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni, Daniel J. McCoy | Fenwick & West LLP on 12/19/2012

In This Issue: - FEATURE ARTICLES Supreme Court Emphasizes Supremacy Of Federal Arbitration Act and Honest Belief Inadequate Defense In CFRA Interference Claim. - NEWS BITES Class Action...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

Appellate Panel Tries to Draft a Roadmap for the California Supreme Court to Save California's Prohibition of Class Action Waivers...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/1/2012

The battle for how the landmark arbitration decision Concepcion v. AT&T Mobility (“Concepcion”) should be construed in California continues with Monday’s issuance of Franco v. Arekelian Enterprises, Inc. (“Franco II”)....more

First Circuit Limits Ability To Avoid Class-Wide Arbitration

by Diane M. Saunders | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/17/2012

The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that has a significant impact on the ability of employers to avoid class-wide arbitration. In Fantastic Sams Franchise Corporation v. FSRO Association Ltd., the...more

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