News & Analysis as of

Mandatory Arbitration Clauses AT&T Mobility

Benesch

Examining The Arbitration Clause Landscape Amid Risks

Benesch on

For more than a decade, companies have benefited immensely from the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011 decision of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, which upheld a company's right to compel consumers into participating in individual...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Mey v. DIRECTV, LLC – The Fourth Circuit broadens the scope of the FAA to “infinite” arbitration clauses

Arbitration provisions appear in millions of contracts that cover many different types of agreements and transactions. For decades, the United States Supreme Court has expanded the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), which...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

Some Class-Action Waiver Clauses Continue to be Held Unenforceable, Even After Concepcion

Cohen & Gresser LLP on

In a decision dated January 7, 2013, the California Court of Appeal invalidated a mandatory arbitration and class action waiver clause in an automobile sales contract, ruling that the arbitration clause was unconscionable and...more

BakerHostetler

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

BakerHostetler on

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

FordHarrison

Legal Alert: Eighth Circuit Requires Arbitration Of FLSA Claim And Rejects Board Decision In D.R. Horton

FordHarrison on

The Eighth Circuit recently upheld the validity of a mandatory arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver and ordered the arbitration of an employee's collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act. See...more

5 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide