Panel Says Sex Toy Maker’s ‘Inconspicuous’ Arbitration Agreement Not Binding

(March 26, 2024, 1:12 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appellate panel on March 25 affirmed a trial court’s denial of a sex toy maker’s motion to compel arbitration of a putative class action filed against it by a consumer who claimed that the company deceptively marketed one of its products in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), finding that the company’s “browsewrap” arbitration agreement could be viewed only by clicking a “tiny, inconspicuous link.”...