This week PLF filed an amicus brief in the Washington Supreme Court in Hill v. Garda CL, arguing that class arbitration cannot be imposed on parties merely because they agreed to individual arbitration. As the U.S. Supreme Court recognized in Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalsFeeds, the … Continue reading
Today PLF filed an amicus brief in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, pending in the United States Supreme Court. The issue is whether an arbitrator can order parties to class arbitration when the arbitration agreement is silent on that … Continue reading
Environment — Endangered Caribou The United States Fish & Wildlife Service announced a drastic (and well-justified) reduction in critical habitat for the Selkirk Caribou from 375,000 to approximately 30,000 acres, based largely on the fact that the caribou do not … Continue reading
For the second time this year, the United States Supreme Court slapped down a state supreme court that refused to abide by the High Court’s arbitration decisions. In today’s unsigned opinion in Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard, the miscreant tribunal … Continue reading
Janet Chochorowski rented a garden tiller from Home Depot for $25. Although she did not read the rental contract before she signed it, she signed at the bottom and also initialed acceptance of an optional provision that imposed a fee … Continue reading
Gil Sanchez bought a used Mercedes for $54,000. He signed a standard sales contract used by dealerships throughout California, that he did not read. If he had read it, he might have noticed the arbitration provision on the back of … Continue reading