Judge Won’t Compel Arbitration Of UCL Claims Based On Online ‘Click Box’ Agreement

Mealey's (February 24, 2021, 3:48 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Feb. 8 found that a consumer’s clicking an online “click box” did not constitute an agreement to arbitrate his claims that an online retailer engaged in false advertising and violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) but agreed to dismiss some of the consumer’s claims as insufficiently pleaded....