Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in American Express Corp. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, et al. (No. 12-133). The appeal from the Second Circuit addresses whether an arbitration clause that prohibits class action lawsuits is enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act despite that it would compel arbitration of federal antitrust claims. It is the third time in three years the Supreme Court has considered the scope of a class action waiver in an arbitration agreement.
Transcripts from the oral argument are now available to read or listen to from the Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Please stay tuned to Disputing for more about this case in the future!
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