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California Supreme Court

Apr. 7, 2015

State high court taking another look at an arbitration case

The high-stakes court battles over mandatory arbitration clauses in employment and consumer contracts expanded last week.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The high-stakes court battles over mandatory arbitration clauses in employment and consumer contracts expanded last week.


California's rule against arbitration on some unfair competition and false advertising claims took a fatal preemptive hit from the Federal Arbitration Act, a state appellate panel ruled in December.


Not so fast, the state Supreme Court retorted last Wednesday as it gra...

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