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Third Circuit Affirms Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration After AAA Declines to Administer Arbitration

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court decision denying defendant MicroBilt Corp.’s motion to compel arbitration, finding the plaintiff had fully complied with all provisions of her arbitration...more

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Can a Consumer Prevail in an FCRA Case Without Actual Damages? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - November 16, 2023

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Oral Contract claims- Scott v. First Choice Auto Clinic, Inc., 10th Dist. Franklin No. 2023-Ohio-3855. In this appeal, the Tenth Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the trial court’s decision to...more

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Arbitration Provision Treated as Standalone Contract for Purposes of Determining Parties Capable of Compelling Arbitration

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision and compelled arbitration based on its determination that one of the litigants, Experian, was a party to the arbitration provision, despite the fact that...more

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Class Action Trends Report June 2022

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In this issue of the Class Action Trends Report, Jackson Lewis attorneys discuss recent developments in arbitration and their impact on employment class actions. These include the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup – Q4 2021

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2021. In this edition, the Seventh Circuit shorts out an FCRA suit, a plaintiff just … gives up, and...more

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Is The TCPA Constitutional? - The Bullet Point: A Commercial Law Bulletin

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The Bullet Point is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. We’re pleased to expand the Bullet Point from its previous coverage of Ohio case...more

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Eastern District of North Carolina Declines to Find FCRA Claim is Time-Barred

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina recently provided a good reminder of the applicable standards for both a Rule 12(b)(6) motions based on a statute of limitations defense and motion...more

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Eleventh Circuit: arbitration clause broad enough to be “related to” post-termination dispute, but is it too broad to be...

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Takeaway: Parties seeking to compel arbitration often rely on the rule that where an arbitration agreement contains broad language, any ambiguity about whether a claim must be arbitrated should be resolved in favor of...more

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Eleventh Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration in Putative FCRA Class Action

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On April 5, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court’s denial of a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) lawsuit arising from a former Comcast customer’s re-application...more

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Compelling Arbitration: The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses and Remands a District Court Holding Denying Defendant’s...

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In Hearn v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court holding denying the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration regarding the plaintiff’s Fair Credit Reporting Act...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Subsequent FCRA Claim Subject to Arbitration Provision Under Terminated Subscriber Agreement

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In Hearn v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a FCRA claim arising nearly a year after the termination of a subscriber agreement was subject to the arbitration provision...more

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Financial Services Report - Spring 2021

Can you say 0 to 60? Not cars, but pretty much everything to do with financial services. A new year, a new administration, and new challenges for providers. Prior CFPB Director Kraninger is long gone. Acting Director Uejio...more

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Declaration by Credit Card Company Regarding Vendor’s Mailing of Card Agreement Insufficient to Enforce Arbitration Provision...

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A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia underscores the significance of issues of proof when trying to enforce arbitration agreements. The case is Proctor v. First Premier Corp., No....more

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Court Compels Arbitration Because Non-Signatory “Knowingly Exploited” and Obtained Benefits of Agreement

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The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently compelled arbitration involving a claim by a plaintiff who had not signed a Comcast subscriber agreement on the ground that the plaintiff had used benefits under the agreement and...more

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Court Grants Motion to Compel Arbitration of Claims of Non-Signatory to Contract

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In Shelton v. Comcast Corp., No. 20-1763, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10790 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 21, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted Comcast’s motion to compel arbitration under the terms...more

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Role Reversal: Ninth Circuit Rejects Consumer’s Attempt To Enforce Updated Arbitration Provision In Website Terms Of Use

In Stover v. Experian Holdings, the Ninth Circuit decided an issue of first impression for the circuit, holding that a party’s single visit to a website four years after her original visit—when she agreed to an online...more

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D.C. District Court Denies Motion To Compel Arbitration Of FCRA Claim Due to Insufficient Declaration

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On January 13, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion to compel arbitration filed by First Premier Corp. (“First Premier”) in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, on the grounds that First...more

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Ninth Circuit Credits Arbitration Clause and Class Action Waiver in Experian Advertising Suit

In a putative class action concerning Experian’s marketing of its “Experian Credit Score” service, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a lower court order granting Experian’s motion to compel arbitration based on an...more

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Ninth Circuit: Website Visit Four Years After Assent To a Contract Containing a Change-of-Terms Provision Does Not Bind Parties To...

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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order compelling arbitration in a case brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and state law, based on the plaintiff’s purchase of Experian’s Credit Score...more

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Financial Services Report – Winter 2020

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Happy post-election, post-socially-distanced Thanksgiving, and pre-New Year’s newsletter. Banks, non-banks, and FinTechs can look forward to eight days of announcements from the Biden transition team with their latkes and...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 20, 2020

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Real Property Update - Inverse Condemnation: conditions placed by FDOT on the issuance of a drainage connection permit constituted a land use exaction requiring a factual determination as to whether the drainage...more

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Top 10 Issues Affecting Employers in 2020

Workforce Issues to Focus On in 2020 - The start of a new year is always a good time for a business to take stock of past practices and future actions, including around workforce compliance issues. ...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending January 31, 2020

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Real Property Update - HOA / Contracts: Trial court erred by entering a post-judgment enforcement order requiring the association to assign its riparian rights to plaintiff pursuant to an enforceable settlement agreement,...more

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Court Concludes That Bankruptcy Discharge Does Not Affect Arbitration Clause

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The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted a creditor’s request to compel arbitration over a plaintiff’s argument that the arbitration agreement he had signed was void as a result of a bankruptcy court discharging...more

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Financial Services Report, Fall 2019

We start this issue with a feeling of déjà vu all over again. Decisions made during the mortgage crisis are back in the news with a powerhouse legal ruling and the Treasury’s initial thinking on how to turn back time. First,...more

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