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SCOTUS: Class Arbitration Waivers Valid
By Gene Roberts, Texas ADR Blog, January 21, 2016
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On December 14, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in DirectTV, Inc. v. Imburgia. The US Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act requires the enforcement of an arbitration agreement despite language that the agreement was unenforceable if the “law of your state” made class arbitration waivers unenforceable.
DirectTV and its customers entered into service agreements that contained an arbitration provision that also waived class arbitrations. The contract stated that it would be unenforceable if the “law of your state” made class arbitration waivers unenforceable. Any arbitration was governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.
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