United States Ninth Circuit
FERGUSON v. COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDUS., INC., 01-55985
An arbitration agreement was unenforceable as procedurally and substantively unconscionable under California law, thus an employee cannot be compelled to arbitrate Title VII employment discrimination claims.
Appellate Information
- Argued 04/01/2002
- Decided 07/23/2002
- Published 07/23/2002
Judges
- Before PREGERSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, District Judge.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Cliff M. Palefsky, McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky, San Francisco, CA, attorney for amicus curiae, National Employment Lawyers Assn.
- For Appellees:
- Karen A. Rooney,Steptoe & Johnson, Los Angeles, CA, attorney for the defendants-appellants., Janet Koehn, Ventura, California, attorney for the plaintiff-appellee.