The justices ruled that an arbitration clause in an employment contract barred workers from banding together to pursue privacy claims.
Source: Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Class Arbitrations – The New York Times
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The justices ruled that an arbitration clause in an employment contract barred workers from banding together to pursue privacy claims.
Source: Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Class Arbitrations – The New York Times
Marking your tires with chalk is trespassing, not law enforcement, the federal appeals panel said in a Michigan case.
Source: Chalking tires to enforce parking rules is unconstitutional, court finds
A litigation defendant, when sued in a court located in a state in which it does not reside, may be able to challenge the jurisdiction of that court. For example, in a recent case decided in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Seeley v. Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation, the Court held that the plaintiffs could not sue a New Jersey casino in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas for a slip and fall which occurred in New Jersey.