Legal Opinion
Bilbrey v. Cingular Wireless, L.L.C.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 26, 2007No. 102,973PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWinchester, C.J.
4 1 The issue before this Court is whether a named plaintiff in a class action lawsuit must be dismissed when that plaintiff subsequently signs a consumer form-contract containing a mandatory arbitration clause that includes a class action waiver. We find the clause unenforceable.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURE
T2 On February 15, 2001, the plaintiff, Mark Bilbrey, filed a class action lawsuit, against the defendant, Cingular Wireless, L.L.C,, a Delaware Limited Liability Corporation, for breach of contract, fraud/deceit, deceptive trade practices, and unjust enrichment/disgorgement. Bilbrey alleges…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrity v. McCaskeySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Kinkel v. Cingular Wireless, LLCIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
- Max True Plastering Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Jeffrey N. Mehler and Mary S. Russell v. The Terminix International Company L.P.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
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