Legal Opinion

Bluestem Brands, Inc. d/b/a Fingerhut v. Darlene Shade

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided October 6, 2017No. 16-0793PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WORKMAN, Justice:

This is an appeal from the July 21, 2016, order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County denying the motion of petitioner Bluestem Brands, Inc. d/b/a Fingerhut (hereinafter “Bluestem”) to compel arbitration and dismiss the third-party complaint. The circuit court found that the arbitration agreement was not binding on respondent Darlene Shade (hereinafter “Ms. Shade”), in part, because 1) Ms. Shade did not assent to arbitration given that she did not receive a copy of the most recent credit card agreement containing arbitration language; and 2) Bluestem’s credit partners—and…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. United States v. James C. DunkelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. State v. LaRockWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Thomson-Csf, S.A. v. American Arbitration Association, Evans & Sutherland Computer CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  5. Kost v. KozakiewiczCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993

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