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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Aug. 1, 2013

Best Buy, lacking arbitration clause, must face class action claims

In an illustration of the value of arbitration clauses, DirecTV avoided a consumer class action while Best Buy did not in a Tuesday ruling by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In an illustration of the value of arbitration clauses, one company avoided a consumer class action while another did not in a Tuesday ruling by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel.


The opinion explored the legal landscape following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011 pro-arbitration Concepcion decision. It held that the commercial relationship between a retailer and a service provider did n...

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