GC Services Limited Partnership (“GC Services”), a debt collector hired by a bank to collect an allegedly unpaid balance on a credit card, advised plaintiff Francina Smith (“Smith”) that it would commence a collection...more
The First Circuit recently held that an arbitration clause contained in the online contract of the ride sharing app, Uber Technologies, Inc., is unenforceable under Massachusetts law. ...more
7/24/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Mobile Apps ,
Motion to Compel ,
Online Contracts ,
Sharing Economy ,
Terms of Service ,
Uber ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms
The Sixth Circuit enforced a National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) order finding that Alternative Entertainment Inc., a Michigan-based satellite television retailer, violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) by...more
The California Supreme Court has held that an arbitrator, rather than a court, has the power to decide whether class claims can proceed in arbitration, where the parties’ arbitration agreement is ambiguous on the question....more
8/8/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Harassment ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation
On December 16, 2014, we reported on the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling that Murphy Oil violated the National Labor Relations Act by requiring its employees to sign arbitration agreements which “requir[ed] . . ....more