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U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment,
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jan. 22, 2020

The enforceability of class waivers in arbitration agreements

Examine the pitfalls in drafting an enforceable arbitration clause after Lamps Plus v. Varela

4th Appellate District, Division 2

Richard T. Fields

Associate Justice
California Court of Appeal

Western State University College of Law, 1983

Barry D. Kaye

Lecturer-In-Law
USC Gould School of Law

This column appeared in THE RESOLUTION ISSUE

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Lamps Plus v. Varela, 139 S. Ct. 1407 (2019), a hot topic in the business and legal communities is the overall enforceability of class action waivers in arbitration agreements. Trial judges, lawyers and litigants encounter this issue in drafting, arguing, interpreting...

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