California Supreme Court: PAGA Plaintiff May Assert Representative Claims
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The California Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that, even though a California Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) Plaintiff’s individual claims have been referred to arbitration,

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California Court of Appeal: We are Not Bound by PAGA Analysis in Viking River
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Because standing under PAGA is a matter of State law, a California appellate court finds it is not bound by SCOTUS’ analysis of the issue in Viking River.

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Coinbase
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this week in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski,

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Southwest and Viking River
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this week in the remaining two of four cases involving arbitration it reviewed over the last two weeks.

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SCOTUS Declines to Take Up California’s PAGA – For Now
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Supreme Court has eschewed for now the opportunity to review whether California’s Private Attorneys General Act is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.

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AAA Promulgates New Supplementary Procedures for Multiple Case Filings
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

In what we are certain is a reaction to a flurry of multiple individual arbitrations that relate to the same event,

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