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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Revival of Badie Arbitration Suits in Consumer Finance

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Bilateral arbitration is under increasing attack. While businesses evaluate whether and how to update their arbitration clauses in light of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's October decision in Heckman v. Live...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

PAGA Plaintiffs Cannot Avoid Arbitration by Bringing a “Headless PAGA Lawsuit”

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California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) allows “aggrieved employees” to sue their employers for Labor Code violations to collect civil penalties “on behalf of himself or herself and other current or former...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Will the California Supreme Court Finally Curtail the State’s Historic Hostility to Arbitration?

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California is famously inhospitable to arbitration. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down California laws disfavoring arbitration on no fewer than six occasions between 1987 and 2022....more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Court of Appeals Reinforces Strict Limits on Arbitration Fee Payment Deadline

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The California Court of Appeals recently revisited the issue of the draconian deadline for paying arbitration fees established by California Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.97. In Suarez v. Superior Court of San Diego...more

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