California continues to modify the Concepcion landscape. On April 6, 2017, the California Supreme Court once again issued a pro-consumer ruling that is already being applauded by the plaintiffs’ bar. The ruling came out in...more
On May 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) published in the Federal Register its 376-page proposed rule to limit the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in certain financial contracts. The proposal...more
Over the last decade, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a string of opinions with profound implications for the enforceability of arbitration provisions and class action waivers in consumer contracts. These decisions, the most...more