Split 9th Circuit Upholds Class Arbitration In Data Breach Suit

Mealey's (August 9, 2017, 4:06 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — An employee who sued his employer following a data breach must arbitrate his claims but may proceed representing a class because the agreement he signed doesn’t bar class arbitration, a split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Aug. 3 (Frank Varela, et al. v. Lamps Plus, Inc., et al., No. 16-56085, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 14284)....