Ting v. AT & T

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “the notion that it is to the public’s advantage that companies be relieved of legal liability for their wrongdoing so that they can lower their cost of doing business is contrary to a century of consumer protection laws.”
• comparing $5,800 plaintiffs would have to pay before arbitration begins to $200 required to file a court action in California
• comparing $5,800 plaintiffs would have to pay before arbitration begins to $200 required to file a court action in California
• finding arbitration agreement that prohibited class actions unconscionable and enjoining its enforcement
• “if consumers obtain determinations that a particular ... practice is unlawful, they are prohibited from alerting other consumers”
• costs of arbitration render provision unconscionable because “having to advance such substantial sums will deter many litigants from proceeding”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).