4.24.20

Court Scorches Employer, Upholds Class Arbitration Decision

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In a blistering decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld an arbitrator’s determination that class arbitration was available under the parties’ arbitration agreement. The court deferred to the arbitrator and agreed with the district court’s decision that “the arbitrator had interpreted the agreement and that he therefore did not exceed his powers.”

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