California Court of Appeal

The arbitration agreement in a credit cardholder agreement is unconscionable and unenforceable, to the extent it prohibits class treatment of small individual claims, where presented as a "take it or leave it" clause with no opportunity for negotiation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/22/2002
• Published 04/22/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Strange & Carpenter, Brian R. Strange, Gretchen Carpenter;  Law Offices of Barry L. Kramer and Barry L. Kramer, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Joel A. Feuer and Benjamin P. Broderick, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.