Divided 9th Circuit Panel Affirms No Arbitration In Amazon Wiretapping Class Suit

Mealey's (April 20, 2023, 10:09 AM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Without proof that it notified drivers of a new Terms of Service Agreement (TOS) in 2019, Amazon.com Inc.’s arbitration motion in a putative class complaint alleging that it monitored communications by drivers on a private Facebook page is subject to 2016 TOS with an arbitration clause that did not encompass such actions, a divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled April 19....