1st Circuit Upholds Ruling That Lyft Arbitration Agreement Is Enforceable

Mealey's (April 4, 2019, 11:48 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — An arbitration agreement between a ride-sharing company and its drivers barring class proceedings is enforceable, a First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled March 13, upholding the dismissal of a driver’s wage-and-hour class complaint (Yikal Bekele v. Lyft, Inc., No. 16-2109, 1st Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7385)....