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Class Action Arbitration Waivers Contract Interpretation

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California High Court Rules that Contract Principles Govern Who Decides the Availability of Class Arbitration Under an Arbitration...

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On July 28, 2016, in Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive, Inc., the California Supreme Court (the “Court”) held that the underlying arbitration agreement, as interpreted under California contract principles, should determine whether...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Contract Is King: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Two Recent FAA Decisions

The U.S. Supreme Court addressed contract terms bearing on the availability of class arbitration in two opinions this term. The first, Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, confirms a district court’s limited power under the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Business Cases in the US Supreme Court"

The U.S. Supreme Court recently closed its 2012 term with its usual headline-grabbing flurry of June decisions. Several of those decisions, as well as many more that received less publicity, will affect business interests. In...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Enforceability of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements Post-Concepcion

Class action waivers in employment agreements have been a point of contention for quite some time. More often than not, courts around the country have found that employment arbitration agreements with class action waivers are...more

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