Class actions under attack . . . again!

Proposed initiative would be the most significant change in California class-action law in decades

Gregg A. Farley

From Issue: 2007 September

Arbitration and judicial oversight

Even in the face of an arbitration agreement, employment plaintiffs have a statutory right to initiate litigation in court under the California Arbitration Act

Carole Okolowicz

From Issue: 2019 May

Appellate Review

Garcia v. Pexco — Defendant may enforce arbitration agreement when plaintiff alleges a defendant acted as an agent of a party to an arbitration agreement

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 July

Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes

FAA does not apply when son with power of attorney signs arbitration agreement with hospital, later sues for elder abuse in father’s death

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2018 April

Appellate Reports

Warning labels on generic drugs; also, refusal to pay arbitration fees, and HOAs suing for construction defects

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2023 April

Analyzing unconscionability in arbitration agreements

Does that arbitration clause read like a deal with the devil? A lighthearted and meaningful presentation of unconscionability

Jackson Lucky

From Issue: 2022 September

Arbitration myth busting: What every attorney and client needs to know

All arbitrators “split the baby,” misapply the law, prevent discovery and rule with ultimate authority – or do they?

Solange E. Ritchie

From Issue: 2007 September

Arbitration and attachments

A look at protecting your award in the face of respondent’s disappearing assets

David Cook

From Issue: 2021 February

Appellate Review

Arbitration agreements in health-care settings; also, the “baseball rule” on assumption of the risk; legal malpractice, causation and anti-SLAPP

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 May

Appellate Reports

Retroactive application of arbitration agreements in employment actions

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2019 May

Appellate Reports

In Adolph, California Supreme Court declines to follow High Court on arbitration of PAGA actions

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2023 September