Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Title Lenders, Inc.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 6, 2012No. SC 91728PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.

At issue in this case is whether a consumer arbitration agreement containing a class action waiver is unconscionable and, therefore, unenforceable. Title Lenders, Inc., a payday loan company, argues that its arbitration agreement containing a class waiver is enforceable and should result in the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Lavern Robinson (Borrower). Borrower seeks to have the arbitration provision or its class waiver declared unenforceable so that she can proceed with a class action suit or class arbitration against Title Lenders.

The trial court found that Title…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. CasarottoSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Discover Bank v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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3Cited by46 opinions

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  4. Robert S. Eaton v. CMH Homes, Inc., and Southern Energy Homes, Inc., and Henry Concrete, LLCSupreme Court of Missouri · 2015
  5. Brewer v. Missouri Title LoansSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012

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