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Adobe PDFSecond Circuit Holds Class Action Waiver Unenforceable Where Individual Arbitration Would be Prohibitively Expensive
Wilson G. Barmeyer, Gail L. Westover, Lewis S. Wiener; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
Legal Alert/Article
February 7, 2012, previously published on February 3, 2012
In a shot across the bow of recent Supreme Court precedent in favor of arbitration, the Second Circuit has held that a mandatory class action waiver in an arbitration provision is unenforceable where the plaintiffs established that the practical effect of enforcement of the waiver would be to...

 

Adobe PDFNew NLRB Ruling Curbs Arbitration Agreements, Raises Tensions with Supreme Court Precedent
Thomas R. Bundy, Peter N. Farley, Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy, Gabriel A. Mendel, S. Lawrence Polk, Lewis S. Wiener; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
Legal Alert/Article
January 20, 2012, previously published on January 19, 2012
In a decision certain to invite legal challenge, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently held that employment arbitration agreements that require employees to waive their rights to collective or class actions violate Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

 

Adobe PDFSupreme Court Rings in New Year with Another Ruling in Favor of Arbitration
Wilson Barmeyer, Juan C. Garcia, Evan J. Taylor, Lewis S. Wiener; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
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January 16, 2012, previously published on January 12, 2012
Compucredit Corp. v. Greenwood, decided January 10, 2012 is the latest in a series of U.S. Supreme Court opinions that have come down firmly on the side of the enforceability of consumer arbitration agreements. Lining up 8-1 in favor of Petitioner Compucredit, the justices rejected a determination...

 

Adobe PDFCFPB: Important Comment Period on Nonbank Regulation
Thomas M. Byrne, B. Knox Dobbins, Jason D. Stone, Annette L. Tripp, Lewis S. Wiener; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
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June 29, 2011, previously published on June 28, 2011
On June 23, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) invited preliminary comment on future rulemaking the Bureau will undertake under Section 1024 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. Under Section 1024, the Bureau is required to construct a supervisory regime for residential...