Class Action Arbitration Waivers, Preemption

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

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

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

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

Supreme Court Will Now Hear Two Appeals Concerning Class Arbitration

by Leo Caseria, David R. Garcia | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/14/2012

On Friday, December 7, 2012, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. John Ivan Sutter MD, No. 12-135 to address whether the parties to an arbitration agreement authorize class arbitration when the...more

Recent Maverick Ruling in CA Appellate Court Finds Concepcion Does Not Overrule Gentry

by Jessica R. Bogo, Sarah A. Good | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/5/2012

Although the U.S. Supreme Court in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion found that the Federal Arbitration Act preempted California’s Discover Bank rule, which invalidated class action waivers in arbitration agreements in consumer...more

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