U.S. High Court Takes On State Law Interpretation Of Class Arbitration

Mealey's (April 30, 2018, 10:53 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on April 30 granted a petition for writ of certiorari filed by an employer whose payroll system was hacked and asked the high court justices to decide if the Federal Arbitration Act bars a state law interpretation permitting class arbitration where class arbitration is not specifically mentioned in the agreement (Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. v. Frank Varela, No. 17-988, U.S. Sup.)....