No Surprise: The U.S. Supreme Court Says “Ambiguous” Arbitration Agreements Do Not Permit Class Arbitration

Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, ___ U.S. ___  (2019).  In Stolt-Nielsen, S.A. v. AnimalFeedsInt’l Corp., 559 U.S. 662 (2010), the Supreme Court of the United States, by a 5-3 vote, held that an agreement that is “silent” as to whether the parties intend to permit class arbitration cannot support a demand for class arbitration.  Today, […]

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