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English-Only Arbitration Agreement Deemed Unenforceable

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Seyfarth Synopsis: An arbitration provision that was provided only in English to a population consisting of one-third Spanish speakers, and that required claimants to bear one-half of arbitration expenses, was unenforceable...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

No Habla Arbitration: An Arbitration Agreement, to Be Enforceable With an Employee Who Only Reads Spanish, Must Be in Spanish

A Texas appellate court recently provided a valuable lesson in the very basics of arbitration agreements. In Delfingen US-Texas, LP v. Valenzuela*, the Court struck down an otherwise excellent arbitration agreement because...more

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