Litigation
May 15, 2010
The End of Consumer Class Action Arbitrations
The Supreme Court has effectively shut the door on consumer class actions before arbitration associations, write Richard Kellner and Alfredo Torrijos of Kabateck Brown Kellner.
In the last 10 years, corporations were mildly successful in shifting a number of consumer class actions to arbitration forums. In fact, the American Arbitration Association claims to have adjudicated nearly 300 arbitrations during the past six years. This trend will, inevitably, come to an end in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Stolt-Nielsen S.A. et al. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp
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