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: Bodily Injury Blog3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Against Arbitration Clauses
By Edward Bills
Appeals Court Rules Against Arbitration Clauses
A federal appeals court has ruled that state courts may declare arbitration clauses unconscionable in cases where individual claims would yield minor sums. In a unanimous decision, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals found that a lower court had erred in finding that a class action was barred by a clause requiring claimants to submit to arbitration. The ruling revives a class-action lawsuit against American Express over customer rebates. The case is Homa v. American Express Co.
Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).
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