Legal Opinion
Hines v. Overstock. Com, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 8, 2009No. 09 CV 991 (SJ)PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHNSON, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Cynthia Hines (“Plaintiff’ or “Hines”) initiated this purported class action pursuant to the Court’s diversity jurisdiction, alleging that defendant Overstock.com, Inc.’s (“Defendant” or “Overstock”) decision to impose a “restocking fee” amounted to a breach of contract, fraud, and a violation of New York General Business Law sections 349 and 350. (See generally Compl.) Presently before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss or stay for arbitration, or alternatively to transfer venue (the “Motion”). For the reasons set forth…
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