Student loan arbitration clause enforceable 
Published: March 9, 2012
Tags: arbitration, AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, class actions, consumer protection, Federal Arbitration Act, fraud, preemption, student loans
A student lender sued for fraud could enforce an arbitration clause in its loan agreements, the 9th Circuit has ruled reversing judgment.
Arbitration clause unenforceable under state law
Published: March 8, 2012
Tags: arbitration, AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, class action, consumer protection
Traditional state contract law applied to render unenforceable an arbitration clause in a title loan agreement, the Missouri Supreme Court has ruled.
Employment law survey reveals key trends
Published: January 19, 2012
Tags: AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, Department of Labor, DOL, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ERISA, fair labor standards act, FLSA, Seyfarth Shaw, wage and hour, Wal-Mart v. Dukes
National employment law firm Seyfarth Shaw recently released its annual survey of employment law cases, summarizing key trends in the field from U.S. Supreme Court decisions to state and federal court decisions and regulatory actions.
Cingular customers must arbitrate class claims
Published: August 16, 2011
Tags: arbitration, AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, cell phones, class actions, consumer protection
Cellular telephone customers must arbitrate class claims alleging that their service provider charged them for services they never ordered, the 11th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
The new class of 2011
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 26, 2011
Tags: AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, class actions, Supreme Court, Wal-Mart
When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its rulings in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion and Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes, some predicted they would lead to the demise of class actions. But don’t don black for the class action funeral just yet.
Lawmakers again try to ban forced arbitration clauses
Published: May 18, 2011
Tags: Al Franken, Arbitration Fairness Act, AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, class action, Congress, mandatory arbitration, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Taking aim at a U.S. Supreme Court ruling they say strips workers and consumers of their right to redress against powerful corporations Tuesday, lawmakers in both houses reintroduced the Arbitration Fairness Act, which would bar pre-dispute mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer and employment contracts and in civil rights disputes.
Justices struggle with class arbitration rule
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: November 9, 2010
Tags: AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, class action waiver, consumer arbitration, Federal Arbitration Act, preemption, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – In a case that could limit the ability of states to invalidate arbitration agreements, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to have trouble nailing down a test to determine when the Federal Arbitration Act trumps state rules.
Supreme Court case could eviscerate consumer class actions
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: arbitration, AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, class actions, Federal Arbitration Act, preemption, Stolt-Nielson v. AnimalFeed International Corp., unconscionability, Wyeth v. Levine
Class action lawyers who represent consumers and employees are bracing themselves for the possible end of practice as they know it.
The cause of their anxiety: a U.S. Supreme Court case that has garnered little attention but could wipe out class actions involving consumer contracts or employment agreements that contain arbitration provisions.
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