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2nd Circuit Enforces FLSA Class Action Waiver
Posted on 23 Aug 2013 by Kevin M. LaCroix

Earlier this summer when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Italian Colors v. American Express , in which the Court enforced a class action waiver in an arbitration agreement to compel the claimants to arbitrate their antitrust claims, the decision... Read More

Tags: Italian Colors v. American Express , Kevin LaCroix , FLSA , Fair Labor Standards Act , class action , Litigation , class action waiver , 2nd Circuit , D&O Diary , U.S. Supreme Cour

High Court: Class-Action Waiver In Arbitration Clause Is Valid In Antitrust Case
Posted on 20 Jun 2013 by Joan Grossman

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A mandatory class action waiver clause in American Express Co.'s (AmEx) standardized service contract is enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), even if the cost of individual arbitration of merchants'... Read More

Tags: American Express Company , FAA , Second Circuit , Antitrust , arbitration clauses , et al. v. Italian Colors Restaurant , Federal Arbitration Act , Litigation , class action waiver , U.S. Supreme Court

Class Action Waiver, Arbitration Agreements, And The American Express Litigation
Posted on 24 Jul 2012 by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

By Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Excerpt: On February 1, 2012, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided In re American Express Merchants' Litigation , No. 06-1871-cv, (2d Cir. Feb. 1, 2012) (" AMEX III ") [ an enhanced... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Sherman Act , American Express , Clayton Act , Second Circuit , arbitration agreements , credit card companies , Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. Randolph , class action , Litigation , class action waiver , Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp. , In re American Express Merchants' Litigation

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.