9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 1, 2020
Arbitration pact doesn’t extend to affiliates added later
A split 9th Circuit Court of Appeal panel affirmed a U.S. magistrate judge's decision denying DIRECTV's motion to compel arbitration since the plaintiff's contract with parent company AT&T does not extend to claims against the satellite television company.
An affiliate cannot piggyback onto an arbitration agreement executed between its parent company and a plaintiff when the contract in question was reached after acquisition of the affiliate, an appellate panel ruled Wednesday.
A split 9th Circuit Court of Appeal panel affirmed a U.S. magistrate judge's decision denying DIRECTV's motion to compel arbitration s...
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