Class-action arbitration - Dead or Alive at the US Supreme Court?

Class-action arbitration - Dead or Alive at the US Supreme Court? Lamps Plus v. Varela, argued at the US Supreme Court on October 29.

Issue: " Whether the Federal Arbitration Act forecloses a state-law interpretation of an arbitration agreement that would authorize class arbitration based solely on general language commonly used in arbitration agreements."

Part of a series - Employment Law Case of the Week - by Ross Runkel.