May 1, 2013
In Blog
Class actions against payday lenders show how Concepcion has been used to gut state consumer protection laws
By Paul Bland, Senior Attorney Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court, by the usual 5-4 vote, decided in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion that the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce previously illegal contract terms banning consumers from joining together to sue businesses that…