Legal Opinion
Szetela v. Discover Bank
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 22, 2002No. G029323PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOORE, J.
In this putative class action, plaintiff John Szetela challenges an order granting Discover Bank’s (Discover) motion to compel arbitration. Szetela argues the arbitration agreement, to the extent it prohibits class treatment of small individual claims, is unconscionable and unenforceable. We agree and therefore issue a writ of mandate directing the trial court to strike the portion of the arbitration clause prohibiting class or representative actions.
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Facts and Procedural Background
Szetela opened a Discover credit card account in July 1993. The terms of his account were…
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