Labor/Employment,
U.S. Supreme Court
May 11, 2010
The Future of Class Action Arbitrations
A recent Supreme Court decision may have eradicated class action arbitration in employment, consumer, and civil rights arenas, says Eric Kingsley and Steve Hernandez of Kingsley & Kingsley.
Eric B. Kingsley
Partner
Kingsley & Kingsley APC
Labor & Employment
16133 Ventura Blvd #1200
Encino , CA 91436
Phone: (818) 990-8300
Fax: (818) 990-2903
Email: eric@kingsleylawyers.com
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Eric is the former board chair of the Anti-Defamation League's Los Angeles Region.
Just last month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that may have eradicated class action arbitration in the employment, consumer, and civil rights arenas. In its 5-3 decision (Justice Sonia Sotomayor took no part in the consideration of the case) in Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds International Corp., the Supreme Court held that parties to an arbitration agreement could not be compelled under the Federal Arbitration Act to litigate class claims where the arbitration agreement ...
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