Legal Opinion
Pokorny v. Quixtar, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 2010No. 08-15880PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Quixtar Inc. (“Quixtar”), the successor-in-interest to Amway Corporation, markets a variety of products and services that it sells to consumers through a network of individual distributors that it refers to as “Independent Business Owners” (“IBOs”). All of the IBOs signed on to agreements that included the mandatory alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) provisions that the district court held unconscionable. The other remaining Defendants-Appellants are senior IBOs: Bill and Peggy Britt are members of Britt Worldwide LLC, and owners of American…
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