AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion - What The Supreme Court's April 27 Ruling Means For Employers

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning for an AT&T in the highly anticipated case of AT&T Mobility v. Conception [link to ruling]. In a 5 to 4 vote, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling by a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that declared a class waiver ban unenforceable under California law. At issue was a provision in AT&T Mobility's customer contracts that required all disputes to be settled by arbitration and that prevented the pooling of claims in a class action lawsuit or class arbitration.

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