U.S. High Court Declines Petition Seeking Ruling On Class Arbitration

Mealey's (October 6, 2020, 9:59 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 5 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by an employer asking the high court justices to decide "whether an arbitrator may compel class arbitration—binding the parties and absent class members—without finding actual consent" (Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Laryssa Jock, et al., No. 19-1382, U.S. Sup.)....