California Supreme Court
Oct. 10, 2013
Battle continues over class action waivers in arbitration agreements
Questions remain about the extent to which such waivers will be enforced in California courts. By Steven Zadravecz and John Sasaki
The state Supreme Court held in Gentry v. Superior Court, 42 Cal. 4th 443 (2007), that an arbitration agreement in an employment contract that purports to preclude the parties from asserting class claims may be unenforceable where class arbitration would be a significantly more effective practical means of vindicating the rights of the affected employees than individual litigation or arbitration. Since then, the U.S. Sup...
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