U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court
May 24, 2018
California’s halting retreat from the arbitration tug of war
In Epic Systems, we were treated to the rare spectacle of the California Supreme Court accurately anticipating the U.S. Supreme Court and conforming to its ruling in advance — and yet, somehow, the foundation for the California court’s next arbitration rebuke was still laid.
Steven B. Katz
Partner
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP
1800 Century Park E Fl 6
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 597-4553
Email: skatz@constangy.com
USC Law School
Steven B. Katz is a partner and co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP. He represents employers in class, collective and representative actions, and appeals.
OCTOBER 2017 TERM
For over 25 years, the California Supreme Court has been locked in a battle with the U.S. Supreme Court over arbitration. Our high court would endorse restrictions on the enforcement of arbitration agreements, only to have the U.S. high court strike those restrictions down, in accord with Congress' mandate -- enshrined in the Federal Arbitration Act --that arbitration agreements be enforced according to their terms. One law r...
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