Month: August 2015

California Supreme Court: Federal Arbitration Act Preempts State Consumer Protection Statute’s Waiver Bar

August 18, 2015

This month, the California Supreme Court decided Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co., LLC, ___ P.3d ___, 2015 WL 4605381 (2015), wherein it held that the anti-waiver provision of California’s consumer protection statute is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Id. at 15. The case involved a car purchaser who filed a putative class action […] Read More