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That’s a Wrap: Ninth Circuit Signals Tougher Standards for Enforceability of Online Agreements

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On February 27, 2025, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling in Chabolla v. ClassPass, finding that the “sign-in wrap agreement” on the ClassPass website was not an enforceable contract because it did not...more

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The Franchise Memorandum - Issue #271

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Class Action Settlement Approval and Fee Award - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the approval of a $10 million voucher settlement and a $2.6 million attorneys’ fee award in a class...more

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Courts Split on Class Action Waivers, Arbitration Provisions in ERISA Litigation

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Courts have struggled through the years when considering the enforceability of mandatory class action waivers and arbitration provisions contained within Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) plans and other...more

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McGill v. Citibank and Arbitration Agreements

On Thursday, April 7, 2017, in McGill v. Citibank, the California Supreme Court held that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement that waives the right to seek public injunctive relief is contrary to public policy and thus...more

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Recent Decisions Clarify (Un)Enforceability of Class Action Waivers in Employment Agreements

Companies looking to waive class action rights of employees may instead be waving goodbye to provisions in their employment contracts. Two recent decisions in California—one administrative and one in the 9th Circuit—recently...more

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