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U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court

May 27, 2015

Yet another attack on contract integrity

The U.S. high court recently granted certiorari in a case that represents the latest assault by California courts on the integrity of contracts that call for arbitration of business disputes.

Deborah J. La Fetra

Senior Attorney
Pacific Legal Foundation

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By Deborah J. La Fetra and Wencong Fa

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in DIRECTV Inc. v. Imburgia, a case that represents the latest assault by California courts on the integrity of contracts that call for arbitration of business disputes.

In the case, the 2nd District Court of Appeal unjustifiably invalidated a contract arbitration provision that prohibited class actions. The U.S. Supreme Court took the...

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