In July 2005, Morrison & Foerster published the client alert "Consumer Arbitration Update."
Summary:
A case decided by the California Supreme Court may have marked the end of the use of arbitration as a means of dispute resolution for companies that do business with consumers using standard form contracts. Now, a company that uses consumer arbitration as a method of dispute resolution in California runs a significant risk that it may be forced to undertake classwide arbitration—something virtually no company has agreed to do, and something most are loathe to do without the protections afforded by a judicial proceeding.
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Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.
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