Thanks to Lise Gelernter (Teaching Faculty and Director, Externship Programs at SUNY Buffalo Law School) for bringing to my attention this interesting arbitration case decided by the Ninth Circuit on December 17th of last year and providing some commentary.

The case is In Re Wal-Mart Wage and Hour Litigation or Carolyn Burton v. Class Counsel.  The Ninth Circuit’s summarizes the case thusly:

[T]he panel held that a non-appealability clause in an arbitration agreement that eliminates all federal court review of arbitration awards, including review under § 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act, is not enforceable.

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Tags: Lise Gelernter, Ninth Circuit, SUNY Buffalo Law School, Wal-Mart Wage