Judge Stands By Ruling That ERISA Claims On Behalf Of Plan Cannot Be Arbitrated

Mealey's (July 12, 2018, 11:24 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on July 9 refused to reconsider a Jan. 18 ruling that a former employee's claims against Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. and numerous related entities and individuals under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act could not be compelled to arbitration because they did not fall within the scope of arbitration provisions in several underlying documents that were signed by the employee (Michael F. Dorman, et al. v. Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., et al., No. 17-cv-00285, N.D. Calif.)....