This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Labor/Employment

Jun. 12, 2013

Plaintiffs' attorneys pleased with U.S. Supreme Court arbitration ruling

Arbitrators can continue deciding on a case-by-case basis whether plaintiffs can assert class claims in arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a unanimous decision that was applauded by plaintiffs' attorneys.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Arbitrators can continue deciding on a case-by-case basis whether plaintiffs can assert class claims in arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a unanimous decision that lawyers say will give new life to attempts by plaintiffs' attorneys to keep class claims together in arbitration.


The court in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter held that because both sides had agreed t...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up