Ring To 9th Circuit:  Arbitration Clause Includes Kids In Privacy Class Action

Mealey's (November 22, 2021, 1:20 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A trial court incorrectly held that an arbitration clause that binds parents in a consolidated class action over hacked security devices also encompasses their children, Ring LLC says in a Nov. 18 opening appeal brief in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that the lower court’s ruling invites inconsistent rulings and runs counter to contractual principles and the doctrine of equitable estoppel....