Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Rent-A-Center Inc. v. Anita Ellis

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 2019No. 17-0644Published

1ConcurrenceWorkman, Justice

I concur with the majority's decision as it correctly follows the pro-arbitration law established by Congress, repeatedly upheld by the United States Supreme Court, and adopted by this Court. But as I have previously explained in concurring opinions to Employee Resource Group, LLC v. Harless , No. 16-0493, 2017 WL 1371287 (W. Va. April 13, 2017) (memorandum decision) (Workman, J., concurring) and Salem International University, LLC v. Bates , 238 W. Va. 229, 793 S.E.2d 879 (2016) (Workman, J., concurring), arbitration agreements are "trump[ing] an individual's right to a jury trial," which is…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Salem International University v. Taylor BatesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2016

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