What’s at Stake This is an appeal in the Second Circuit involving the application of the Ending Forced Arbitration in Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA). Summary Rebecca Brazzano was employed in the New York office of Thompson Hine LLP, a law firm. She alleges that from 2010 to 2022, an equity partner she…
What’s at Stake Under Pennsylvania law, contracts waiving the right to a jury trial are only effective if the person waiving the right has full knowledge and understanding of the terms of the contract. The primary question before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is whether Uber’s arbitration agreement can be enforced against Shannon and Keith Chilutti,…
What’s at Stake The issue before the Ohio Supreme Court in this case is whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts Ohio law that gives people the right to immediately appeal a court order that grants a motion to compel arbitration and stays court proceedings. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Smith v. Spizzirri entrenched…
What’s at Stake The primary issue before the Colorado Supreme Court in this case is the enforcement of a Colorado statute requiring debt collectors to produce specific evidence showing that a debtor legitimately owes the debt, and that the debt collector has the right to collect it before a court can issue a debt-collection judgment.…
What’s at Stake Standing is the legal principle that decides who gets to bring a lawsuit. Traditionally, a person who has experienced the violation of a statute has standing to bring a claim for that violation. For example, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) says that people can bring claims when a credit reporting agency…
What’s at Stake This case is about whether the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals will continue to recognize that having statutory claims is enough to sue in state court or whether it will follow the federal courts and require concrete harm separate from the statutory violation itself to bring a lawsuit.…
What’s at Stake Standing is the legal principle that decides who gets to bring a lawsuit. Traditionally, a person who has experienced the violation of a statute has standing to bring a claim for that violation. For example, the California Fair Debt Buying Practices Act (CFDBPA) says that people can bring claims when a debt…
What’s at Stake Certain workers cannot be compelled into arbitrating disputes with employers under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Specifically, the statute exempts the contracts of workers “engaged in…interstate commerce.” Since our victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in Oliveria v. New Prime, Inc., the scope of this exemption has been the focus of many…
What’s at Stake Under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), you have the right to sue your employer for age discrimination up to 90 days after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) completes an investigation into your employer. EEOC investigations sometimes take years. This case is about an arbitration agreement that IBM forced laid…