Faine Davis v. Nordstrom, Inc.

OPINION

SMITH, Chief District Judge:

Following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, — U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 1740, 179 L.Ed.2d 742 (2011), 1 Appellant Nord-strom, Inc. (“Nordstrom”) made revisions to the employee arbitration policy 2 contained in its employee handbook. These changes precluded employees from bringing most class action lawsuits. Despite these changes, weeks later, Nordstrom employee Fame Davis filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of herself and other similarly situated employees, alleging that Nordstrom violated various state and federal…