United States Ninth Circuit

In a class action claiming that defendants operated an illegal pyramid scheme in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and California Business and Professions Code section 17200, the denial of defendants' motion to dismiss or to compel arbitration is affirmed where the arbitration provisions of defendant's agreements with its product distributors were unconscionable under California law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2010
• Published 04/20/2010

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• United States Ninth Circuit

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