Amazon, Minors Brief 9th Circuit On Whether Wiretap Claims Must Be Arbitrated

Mealey's (October 22, 2020, 9:30 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The parents of a group of minor plaintiffs who sued over the collection of voice recordings by the “Alexa” digital assistant are attempting to avoid an arbitration requirement by filing suit in their children’s names, Amazon.com Inc. argues in a Sept. 24 reply brief, asking the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a trial court’s finding that the minors, as nonsignatories, were not bound by the online retailer’s terms of service (TOS) (B.F., et al. v. Amazon.com Inc., et al., No. 20-35359, 9th Cir.)....