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On March 30, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in a critically important case for California employers, Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, Case No. 20-1573.

The U.S. Supreme Court in 2021 issued a significant decision on Article III standing in the context of a class action brought under the FCRA. The Court also granted certiorari in cases that will have important implications for employers’ right to pursue arbitration

After facing more than 75,000 individual arbitration demands over the last two years, in 2021 Amazon removed the mandatory arbitration provision and class action waiver from its consumer online terms of service.

The growth of e-commerce comes with a myriad of risks for retailers, including class action lawsuits arising from data breaches, copyright infringement claims and fraudulent purchases.

Arbitration clauses in commercial and consumer contracts can be an effective tool for limiting the time and expense associated with litigation.

Last year was a significant year for California’s Private Attorneys General Act (known as “PAGA”), the 18-year old wage-and-hour enforcement act that, according to one study, has...

Arbitration clauses in commercial and consumer contracts can be an effective tool for limiting the time and expense associated with litigation. However, parties always may decide to...

As Predominant Issues readers well know, the intersection between class actions and arbitration agreements has been a hotly contested issue in the Supreme Court. By and large, the...

In a case with significant implications for companies with California employees, as well as companies selling goods and services to consumers in California, the U.S. Supreme Court has...

California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has so far evaded arbitration agreements. Now, the Supreme Court of the United States will take up…