Legal Opinion
James Hayes v. Delbert Services Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2016No. 15-1170, 15-1217PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
James Hayes, the lead plaintiff-appellant in this case, received a payday loan from a lender called Western Sky Financial, LLC. Defendant-appellee Delbert Services Corporation later became the servicing agent for Hayes’s loan. Because Delbert’s debt collection practices allegedly violated federal law, Hayes initiated a putative class action against Delbert. Claiming that Hayes and his fellow plaintiffs agreed to arbitrate any disputes related to their loans, Delbert moved to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 4. The district court…
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