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FERGUSON v. COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDUS., INC.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration agreement was unenforceable as procedurally and substantively unconscionable under California law, thus an employee cannot be compelled...

JORDAN v. CALIFORNIA DEP'T OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, Transportation
An arbitration award of fees and expenses (totalling over $88 million), after settlement of an action holding that the vehicle smog impact fee was...

GANDY v. GANDY

Bankruptcy Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Claims by a bankruptcy debtor-in-possession will not be compelled to arbitration, where the underlying nature of the proceedings derives exclusively...

UNITED COMPUTER SYS., INC. v. AT&T CORP.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In appeals on multiple procedural issues in an action for arbitration of a dispute over a software licensing and development agreement, numerous...

WESTMORELAND v. SADOUX

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
Where a suit does not seek to enforce any duty arising out of a shareholder agreement, and seeks no relief that would frustrate any right to...

MITCHELL v. AM. FAIR CREDIT ASS'N, INC.

Banking Law, Contracts, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A credit services organization may not modify its membership contract to require arbitration and preclude class relief, simply by notifying members by...

SANDERS v. KINKO'S INC.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The Federal Arbitration Act (Act) does not preclude a state court from determining class certification issues before compelling enforcement of an...

MUAO v. GROSVENOR PROP.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An appeal challenging an order directing arbitration of a wrongful termination claim is premature, where no judgment has been entered and exceptional...

GRINHAM v. FIELDER

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Third parties joined into an arbitration action for breach of contract, who participate only to successfully contest that they are bound by the...

METRO EAST CENTER FOR CONDITIONING & HEALTH v. QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INT'L, INC.

Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Because a tariff accepted by a customer for use of a product is an "agreement" under the Federal Arbitration Act, a motion to compel arbitration of a...