Contracts
Jan. 20, 2007
A Crack in Arbitration Contracts
FORUM COLUMN - By David Gurnick and Tal Grinblat - The 9th Circuit gave consumers a lift with an en banc decision that lets a franchisee challenge a mandatory arbitration agreement as unconscionable.
By David Gurnick and Tal Grinblat
In December, an 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Nagrampa v. MailCoups Inc., 469 F.3d 1257 (9th Cir. 2006), a case likely to lead to increased challenges to arbitration clauses in franchise agreements and other consumer and commercial contracts.
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