Litigation & Arbitration,
Labor/Employment
Apr. 4, 2022
Fictitious name doesn’t invalidate employee arbitration agreement
“We think this ruling solidifies the enforceability of arbitration agreements in cases like this,” said Malcolm A. Heinicke, a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, who represented the defendant in the case in the Southern District of California.
Companies that register new fictitious business names can still enforce employee arbitration agreements registered under a former name, a U.S. magistrate judge ruled.
"We think this ruling solidifies the enforceability of arbitration agreements in cases like this," said Malcolm A. Heinicke, a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, who represented the defendant in the case. Taylor v. Eclipse Senior Living, Inc. et al., 3:20-cv-00190-LAB...
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