The Gap Tells 9th Circuit Arbitration Clause Bars Patron’s Privacy Claims

Mealey's (February 24, 2022, 9:00 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A California federal judge misread and misinterpreted the plain language of the agreement governing a branded credit card, The Gap Inc. says in its Feb. 17 reply brief to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that the agreement’s arbitration clause permits it as a third-party beneficiary to compel a plaintiff customer to arbitrate her privacy and unfair competition claims over the sharing of her personal data in risk score report....