Legal Opinion
Aviation Data, Inc. v. American Express Travel Related Services Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 6, 2007No. A111602, A114182PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIGGINS, J.
May a party lose its contractual right to compel arbitration if, when negotiating and seeking approval of a class action settlement, it misrepresents the benefits of the proposed settlement to the court, opposing counsel and others? Here the trial court refused to approve a class action settlement when it concluded that counsel for defendant American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (Amex), misled plaintiffs in the course of negotiations by offering to make significant modifications to its travel insurance program that, unbeknownst to plaintiffs, it had already…
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