Recently, in a major win for employers and companies that transact business on the internet, the Ninth Circuit upheld the use of arbitration class-action waivers in so-called clickwrap agreements. These types of agreements are commonplace—consumers installing software or signing up for a service are presented with a company’s terms and conditions on their screen, and … Continue Reading
In determining that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) preempted a California rule that rendered most class action waiver provisions in consumer arbitration agreements unconscionable, the Supreme Court in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011) shed doubt on the continued viability of the class action device in the arbitration context. Reasoning that … Continue Reading
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