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Ballard Spahr Obtains Ruling That FAA Preempts Pennsylvania Unconscionability Law On Class Action Waivers
Posted on 24 Aug 2011 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By the Consumer Financial Services Group In the first opinion to address the issue following the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , a Pennsylvania federal district court has held that the Federal Arbitration... Read More

Tags: AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , FAA , preemption , Judge Norma L. Shapiro , Thibodeau v. Comcast Corp. , Pennsylvania law , Federal Arbitration Act , Litigation , Ballard Spahr , U.S. Supreme Court

High Court Hears Arguments On Validity Of Arbitration Clause In Antitrust Action
Posted on 28 Feb 2013 by Joan Grossman

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) American Express Co. (AmEx) told the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 27 in oral arguments that the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in ruling that a mandatory class action waiver clause in AmEx's standardized... Read More

Tags: Sherman Act , AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , FAA , Second Circuit , Arbitration , American Express Co. , Antitrust , class action , Federal Arbitration Act , American Express Company v. Italian Colors Restaurant , Litigation , class action waiver clause , U.S. Supreme Court , AmEx , Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp.

Ballard Spahr LLP: Website Hyperlink Alone Does Not Establish User’s Assent to Arbitration Agreement, 9th Circuit Holds
Posted on 25 Aug 2014 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By the Consumer Financial Services Group In a case intersecting the 89-year-old Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and the digital era, the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a consumer who did not read the company’s terms of use when ordering a product... Read More

Tags: AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , FAA , Arbitration , website , American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurants , Federal Arbitration Act , Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble , Litigation , Ballard Spahr , Inc. , Ninth Circuit , terms of use

Ballard Spahr LLP: 3rd Circuit Finds FAA Preempts N.J. Law On Class Action Waivers
Posted on 6 Sep 2011 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By the Consumer Financial Services Group In the first federal appeals court decision to apply AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion to a non-AT&T Mobility arbitration agreement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that the... Read More

Tags: AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , Third Circuit , FAA , Arbitration , litigation budgets , Consumer Bankers Association , class action , Federal Arbitration Act , Litman v. Cellco Partnership , American Financial Services Association , Ballard Spahr , New Jersey Law , U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Ballard Spahr LLP: Concepcion Mandates Individual Arbitration Even When Statutory Rights Cannot Be Vindicated, 3rd Circuit Holds
Posted on 19 Sep 2012 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By the Consumer Financial Services Group The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], obligates courts to compel individual arbitration... Read More

Tags: Hough v. Regions Financial Corp. , AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , Third Circuit , American Express , New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act , Second Circuit , 3rd Circuit , Arbitration , Buffington v. SunTrust Banks , Inc. v. Brewer , Concepcion , class action , Litigation , Ballard Spahr , Inc. , Missouri Title Loans , class action waiver , U.S. Supreme Court , American Express Merchant's Litigation , Homa v. American Express Co.