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Terms and Conditions Class Action Arbitration Waivers

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Ninth Circuit Upholds Arbitration in Data Breach Case: A Reminder for Businesses on the Importance of Terms and Conditions

The frequency of class actions related to data breaches has significantly increased, with no indication that this upward trajectory will plateau. This raises the question: Are there more efficient alternatives to settling...more

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Second Circuit rules that “account update” mailed by bank failed to bind customer to arbitration agreement/class action waiver

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Takeaway: We have written many articles about how businesses seek to enter enforceable arbitration agreements containing class action waivers with their customers, whether through “browsewrap” or “clickwrap” agreements or by...more

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Second Circuit reverses district court, ruling that website interface provided reasonable notice of arbitration agreement and that...

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Takeaway: Technology advances. Business processes evolve. Internet transactions become increasingly ubiquitous. Contract formation, however, remains an old-fashioned concept. An Internet consumer must, at a minimum, be...more

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

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Arbitration Agreements in Privacy Disputes: The Wyze Decision and the CCPA

Earlier this year, a number of individuals brought a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against Washington-based company Wyze Labs, Inc (Wyze), which manufactures “smart” home...more

King & Spalding

Ninth Circuit Rejects Mobile App Arbitration Agreement in Case of First Impression

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On December 20, 2019, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a Washington district court’s order denying Huuuge Inc.’s bid to arbitrate claims brought on behalf of a putative class of all smartphone users of its casino gaming...more

Epstein Becker & Green

In Adopting “Contract Coverage” Standard, NLRB Gives Employers Greater Flexibility to Act Unilaterally on Subjects Encompassed by...

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As summer turned to fall, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a steady stream of decisions with significant and favorable implications for employers. In the flurry of recent decisions, the Board...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Second Circuit: Placing Order Online Did Not Bind Customer to Amazon’s Arbitration Provision

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In an important decision underscoring the challenges faced by retailers and others in enforcing online arbitration agreements with their customers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reversed a district...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Court Denies Uber Motion to Compel Arbitration of Class Antitrust Claims Because Mobile App’s Terms of Service Were Inconspicuous

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Late last week, influential federal judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York denied a motion to compel arbitration of an antitrust class action complaint pending against ride-hailing pioneer Uber Technologies....more

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