Legal Opinion
Cable Connection, Inc. v. DirecTV, Inc.
California Supreme Court
Decided August 25, 2008No. S147767PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
This case presents two questions regarding arbitration agreements. (1) May the parties structure their agreement to allow for judicial review of legal error in the arbitration award? (2) Is classwide arbitration available under an agreement that is silent on the matter?
On the first question, the United States Supreme Court has held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA; 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) does not permit the parties to expand the scope of review by agreement. (Hall Street *1340Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc. (2008) 552 U.S. 576, _-_ [170 L.Ed.2d 254, 128 S.Ct. 1396,…
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