Rite Aid Found To Have Waived Any Arbitration Rights In Unfair Pricing Suit

Mealey's (February 26, 2020, 12:12 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A putative class complaint accusing a drugstore chain of engaging in a deceptive and unfair pricing scheme may proceed with California unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims in court, a federal judge in California ruled Feb. 25, finding that the chain had waived any rights it may have had to arbitration (Byron Stafford, et al. v. Rite Aid Corporation, No. 17-1340, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32051)....