· 7/12/2007
Scott v. Cingular Wireless
Citations
- 161 P.3d 1000
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an arbitration provision that expressly precluded class actions violated the policy behind the CPA and was therefore unconscionable
- recognizing that majority of jurisdictions uphold class action waivers but citing cases from fifteen jurisdictions holding that class action waivers in arbitration agreements were substantively unconscionable
- holding that an arbitration provision that expressly precluded class actions violated the policy behind the CPA and was therefore unconscionable
- holding that an arbitration provision that expressly precluded class actions violated the policy behind the CPA and was therefore unconscionable
- contending that class actions are “often the only meaningful redress available for small but widespread injuries”
- noting the “state policy favoring aggregation of small claims for purposes of efficiency, deterrence, and access to justice”
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