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Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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November 19 2012

On November 8, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted DirectTV’s motion to stay a putative class action pending arbitration

On November 5, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted a motion to compel arbitration in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit brought against the national grocer Kroger and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group

General counsel update

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Claims strongly linked to arbitration agreement must be arbitrated

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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USA
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February 13 2012

In October 2005, Christopher Gore contracted with First Cellular to provide wireless service for his four different wireless lines

The California Court of Appeal disagrees with the U.S. Supreme Court on the enforceability of arbitration agreements

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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USA
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November 2 2011

In Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC, --- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, 2011 WL 5027488 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. Oct. 24, 2011), the California Court of Appeal attempts an end run around the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.Ct. 1740 (2011

Bills would limit mandatory arbitration clauses

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 24 2011

On October 18th, the Los Angeles Times reported on S. 987, the Arbitration Fairness Act, which would make consumer, employment, and civil rights arbitration agreements unenforceable, and S. 1652, the Consumer Mobile Fairness Act, which would make arbitration agreements in cell phone contracts unenforceable

Employers should take a hard look at arbitration

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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October 24 2011

As evidenced by some recent federal court decisions, employers should be carefully considering the benefits of implementing mandatory arbitration provisions, which include waivers of the right to bring a class action, for all employment-related claims

Break out those arbitration agreements: United States Supreme Court issues another pro-arbitration decision

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
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USA
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October 13 2011

As described in the August 2010 Employment Law Update, the United States Supreme Court last year held in Stolt- Nielsen v. Animalfeeds Int’l Corp., 130 S. Ct. 1758 (2010), that parties could not be compelled to submit class antitrust claims to class arbitration when the arbitration clauses in their agreements were silent on the question of class arbitration

Senate bill would ban arbitration clauses in cell phone contracts

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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October 7 2011

Aiming to “remedy” a recent ruling by the Supreme Court in which the justices upheld the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in wireless service contracts, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Al Franken (D-MN) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would bar mobile phone operators from forcing dispute resolution through the arbitration process

AT&T Mobility LLC v Concepcion: time to consider a motion to compel arbitration?

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
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USA
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September 23 2011

On April 27, 2011, the Supreme Court issued its (now widely-reviewed and critiqued) decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. __ (2011), holding that the Federal Arbitration Act preempted a California state-law rule that invalidated most class-action waivers in consumer contracts on grounds of unconscionability

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General counsel update

Claims strongly linked to arbitration agreement must be arbitrated

The California Court of Appeal disagrees with the U.S. Supreme Court on the enforceability of arbitration agreements

Bills would limit mandatory arbitration clauses

Employers should take a hard look at arbitration

Break out those arbitration agreements: United States Supreme Court issues another pro-arbitration decision

Senate bill would ban arbitration clauses in cell phone contracts

AT&T Mobility LLC v Concepcion: time to consider a motion to compel arbitration?

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