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Justices Say Class Arbitration Must Be Explicitly Authorized

By Vin Gurrieri · April 24, 2019, 10:09 AM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that arbitration agreements must explicitly call for class arbitration for that process to be invoked, handing lighting retailer Lamps Plus Inc. a win in...

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Documents

Decision

Case Information

Case Title

Lamps Plus, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Frank Varela

Case Number

17-988

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3480 Consumer Credit

Date Filed

January 11, 2018

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