United States Fourth Circuit

In an action in which plaintiffs alleged a bedbug infestation resulted from the rental of a bed from defendant, the district court’s order compelling arbitration of plaintiffs' breach of warranty claim under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is affirmed, where: 1) the district court erred in holding that the FTC regulations contain no ban on binding arbitration; but 2) the FTC ban on binding arbitration does not apply to the plaintiffs' contract with defendant because the regulations do not reach warranties included in leases.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/11/2013
• Published 12/11/2013

Judges

• MOTZ

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel