Editors’ Note: This post was originally published at rennerclassactions.com, and is reprinted with permission. The Supreme Court recently heard argument in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, No. 12-133. Full Story
What does an antitrust case have to do with wage and hour litigation? Usually, not much, but a case argued before the Supreme Court two weeks ago is an exception. Full Story
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In the latest of a series of decisions dealing with the enforceability of arbitration agreements, the U.S. Supreme Court in its 2011 decision in the AT&T Mobility LLC v Concepcion case held that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state laws that refuse to enforce class action waivers in consumer arbitration agreements as unconscionable or against public policy. Full Story
The U.S. Supreme Court heard the much anticipated oral argument in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant on February 27, 2013. Full Story
What restrictions are there, if any, on companies’ use of arbitration clauses that prohibit class action arbitrations? Full Story
Yesterday, my colleagues and I attended oral arguments before the Supreme Court in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, No. 12-133, in which we submitted an amicus brief on behalf of business groups. Full Story
This morning the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, No. 12-133 (U.S.), on whether an arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver can be void on the ground that a litigant has shown that it would be unable effectively to vindicate its interest in a federal statute in a non-class arbitral forum. Full Story
On January 30, the United States filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Respondents in American Express Company v. Italian Colors Restaurant, No. 12-133, an extremely important case involving the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Full Story
On November 9, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear another case relating to class actions in arbitration proceedings. This will be the third case that the Supreme Court has heard relating to class actions and arbitration provisions since 2010 (Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l. (April 27, 2010) and AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion (April 27, 2011). Full Story
On November 9, 2012, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, No. 12-133, on the following question: “Whether the Federal Arbitration Act permits courts, invoking the ‘federal sustantive law of arbitrability,’ to invalidate arbitration agreements on the ground that they do not permit class arbitration of a federal-law claim.” Full Story
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