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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Nov. 20, 2023

Macy’s attorney tells panel Adolph violated US law

The argument by Felix Shafir of Horvitz & Levy LLP targeted what he said was an incorrect interpretation of a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Viking River Cruises Inc. v. Moriana.

An attorney representing Macy’s Inc. who argued that a recent state Supreme Court decision concerning employee claims is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act ran into a host of skeptical questions from a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday.

Felix Shafir, a partner with Horvitz & Levy LLP, argued that the plaintiff’s claims under the state PAGA law on behalf of other employees for a variety of alleged Labor Code violati...

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