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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Decision in Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s Favor Highlights Subtleties of Drafting Enforceable Arbitration...

In Oberstein v. Live Nation Ent. Inc. No. 21-56200 (9th Cir. Feb. 13, 2023), the Ninth Circuit addressed the question of whether the arbitration and class action waiver clauses on Ticketmaster’s and Live Nation’s websites...more

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Dark Patterns Challenge to Arbitration Agreement

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The Ninth Circuit has never been shy about declining to compel arbitration, and the Court has issued multiple cases outlining what constitutes sufficient notice of certain provisions in consumer-facing terms and conditions,...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Beware of the Fine Print: Website Design Choices that Carry Legal Significance

Website owners who seek to bind visitors to the terms of an arbitration agreement must make those terms “reasonably conspicuous” under the law, and website visitors must “manifest unambiguous assent” to those terms. That...more

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Ad Says: “Terms and Conditions” Apply, Second Circuit Says: No They Don't

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On June 8, 2021, the Second Circuit handed down its opinion in the case Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd., No. 20-946, holding that the vague, small type in Subway’s in-store ad referring to its “Terms...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

Georgia Looks at the Creation of a Contract Through a Phone App

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Consumers increasingly conduct business on their phones. They create accounts and make purchases through apps on their phone. But when does a consumer create a binding contract when he conducts business on his phone? The...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Recent Decisions Spotlight Arbitration Agreements in Online Delivery Service Terms and Conditions

The global pandemic has brought about countless changes, including, for many households, increased reliance on online retail and delivery services, such as Amazon. When consumers sign up for these services or place their...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Thoughtful Presentations of Terms of Use Crucial for Enforceability

Many online services feature comprehensive terms of use intended to protect their business from various types of risks. While it is often the case that a great deal of thought goes into the creation of those terms, frequently...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Ninth Circuit Decision Has Significant Implications for Terms and Conditions in Smartphone Apps

A recent Ninth Circuit decision centered on something most consumers use many times every day: smartphone apps. In Wilson v. Huuuge, Inc., the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of defendant Huuuge’s motion to compel...more

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Incorporation by Reference of a Commercial Contract’s Arbitration Clause Can Bind a Non-Signatory Performance Bond Surety

Heads up, sureties! (And all other contracting parties.) Incorporation by reference of the terms of one agreement into another is a classical common law basis for binding the incorporating parties to the incorporated terms....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

By Clicking Continue . . .

The Northern District of Illinois recently denied a motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action, and in doing so found that the defendants failed to show that the plaintiff had agreed to arbitrate the dispute when...more

Carlton Fields

Ninth Circuit Denies Mandamus After District Court Compels Arbitration Based on Allegedly Inconspicuous Arbitration Provision

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The Ninth Circuit recently denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to overturn a district court’s decision compelling arbitration. The petition principally argued the arbitration clause was inconspicuous because it...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Digital Currency App’s Electronic User Agreement Held Enforceable

In a recent blog post, we wrote about how the Second Circuit found the arbitration clause in a web service’s terms and conditions unenforceable because the user did not have reasonable notice of the terms that were...more

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Kentucky Supreme Court Rules FAA Does Not Protect Mandatory Employment Arbitration

In a surprise decision, the Supreme Court of Kentucky ruled on September 27, 2018, that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) does not protect employment arbitration agreements that are required as a condition of employment....more

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Kentucky Becomes First State To Prohibit Mandatory Arbitration As A Condition of Employment

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The Kentucky Supreme Court just outlawed mandatory arbitration agreements that require applicants or employees to sign if they want to be hired or remain employed, making the Bluegrass State the first in the nation to do so....more

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Sneaky Website User Bound by Online Terms of Use Provision Despite Renewing Subscription in Spouse’s Name

On July 19, 2018, in May, et al. v. Expedia Inc., U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman for the Western District of Texas grant a motion to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

Website User Held to Arbitration Provision Despite Renewing Subscription in Wife’s Name

On July 19, 2018, United States Magistrate Judge Mark Lane issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that United States District Judge Robert Pitman for the Western District of Texas grant a motion to compel arbitration...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

New York State Court Declines to Compel Arbitration, Cites Purported Ambiguities in Mobile Contracting Process

Courts are increasingly taking a magnifying glass to electronic contracting processes, particularly how the presentation of the terms of service and call to action are displayed. As such, companies might take a second look at...more

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Must Your Dispute Be Arbitrated? You May Be Entitled to Discovery to Find Out.

In a proceeding under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) to determine if a dispute must be arbitrated, a federal district court performs a more limited function than in a plenary civil action. On an application to stay an...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Court Finds Pre-Checked Disclosure Acceptance Box Still “Clickwrap”; Compels Arbitration of TCPA Case

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Dorsey’s TCPA team is already renowned for obtaining first-in-the-nation results. Adding to that pile, Dorsey aided GoSmith, Inc. this week in obtaining a ruling compelling arbitration under facts that have long escaped...more

Perkins Coie

California Updates Its Auto-Renewal Law

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From fashion clothing in the mail to gym memberships to monthly mobile app subscriptions, the subscription-based business model is everywhere and here to stay. As more companies adopt this model, states around the country...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Ninth Circuit Rejects Claim That Amazon’s Terms and Conditions Are an Unconscionable Contract

In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that had sent a putative class action against Amazon over its pricing practices to arbitration, as per Amazon’s terms of service. (Wiseley v....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Reaffirms Strong Federal Preference for Enforcing Arbitration Agreements in the Evolving Era of...

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In a big win for the tech industry and app developers, and for other companies seeking to enforce arbitration agreements through web-based interactions, last week the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff in...more

Burr & Forman

Should You Litigate In Court or Arbitrate the Dispute?

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Faced with the rising costs of doing business in our increasingly litigious society, today's employers are looking at any way to manage fees and costs associated with resolving disputes over employment decisions. Some of the...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Cricket Wireless’s Bid to Enforce Arbitration Clause Against Customers Met with Mediocre Reception

On November 3, 2015, Judge Alsup of the Northern District of California denied Cricket Wireless’s motion to enforce an arbitration clause against customers who say they never saw or agreed to the clause. Plaintiffs...more

McAfee & Taft

Now is the time to reevaluate commercial sales contracts that incorporate other documents by reference

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Legal documents of all kinds – everything from wills and trusts to commercial sales agreements – often reference other documents. This “incorporation by reference” comes with certain risks. Historically, courts looked beyond...more

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