Judge Compels Arbitration Of UCL Claim Against Bank For Overdraft Fees

Mealey's (May 11, 2021, 2:16 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on May 10 granted a motion to compel arbitration of a bank customer’s putative class action claims alleging that a bank violated California's unfair competition law (UCL) and federal law based on its assessment of overdraft fees after the judge found the customer’s argument that his arbitration agreement with the bank was unenforceable is a gateway issue of arbitrability that must be decided by an arbitrator....