Legal Opinion
Marc Livingston v. Associates Finance, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 2003No. 02-3624, 02-8025PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Marc and Michelle Livingston sued Associates Finance, Inc. for violations of the Truth in Lending Act, on behalf of themselves and a purported class of similarly aggrieved borrowers. Associates, which moved to compel arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement, appeals the district court’s denial of its motion as well as the court’s grant of the Livingston’s motion for class certification. Because we find the Arbitration Agreement controlling, and Associates’ offer to pay arbitration fees sufficient to protect against potentially prohibitive costs, we reverse the…
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