Josephine K. Petrick The California Supreme Court decided Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc., No. S274671, 2023 WL 4553702 (Cal. July 17, 2023), in which it unanimously held that, when an employee is required to arbitrate his or her individual Labor Code claims against an employer, the employee still has standing to pursue a representative action […]
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Josephine K. Petrick In late June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105, 599 U.S. __ (2023), holding that an automatic stay applies when a defendant appeals a district court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration—a significant development in arbitration law and federal appellate procedure. […]
Read MoreIn Brown v. TGS Management Co., LLC, the California court held that the arbitrator exceeded his powers by failing to reach the merits of a statutory claim ….
Read MoreMany arbitration agreements contain a delegation clause – i.e., a clause delegating to an arbitrator the determination of whether a dispute is subject to arbitration.
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