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Center Successfully Requests Publication of Case Holding Arbitration Contract Unconscionable

November 3, 2020

The Second District Court of Appeal granted the Center’s request to publish Swain v. LaserAway Medical Group (2020) 57 Cal.App.5th 59, a decision holding that LaserAway’s arbitration contract was unconscionable and therefore unenforceable. The Center was joined on its amicus letter by the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center at Santa Clara Law, National Consumer Law Center, Public Law Center, and Public Counsel. The Court of Appeal had...

Center Convinces Court to Publish Decision Making Clear That Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts Will Not Be Enforced

December 15, 2022

Think that extremely one-sided arbitration agreements in employment contracts are enforceable? Think again. The Second District Court of Appeal granted the Center’s request to publish the opinion in Beco v. Fast Auto Loans, Inc. (2022) 86 Cal.App.5th 292, which makes clear that arbitration provisions that severely disadvantage employees will not be upheld in California courts. The opinion also reinforces the heightened standards for delegating the validity of such...