We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo
  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-1 of 1

The United States Supreme Court rules that class arbitration is improper when parties to an arbitration agreement have not explicitly authorized class arbitration

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 11 2010

On April 27, 2010, in a closely watched antitrust case with the potential for broad impacts on class action arbitrations, the United States Supreme Court considered the issue of "whether imposing class arbitration on parties whose arbitration clauses are 'silent' on that issue is consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act.FAA) 9 U.S.C. 1 et seq."