Legal Opinion
Dalton v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 23, 2015No. 35,101; Docket No. 33,136PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANZI, Judge.
In this case, we determine whether an arbitration scheme in a vehicle financing contract that carves out exceptions from mandatory arbitration for self-help and small claims remedies is substantively unconscionable. We also determine whether the district court improperly shifted the burden of proof and whether, according to our Supreme Court’s interpretation of federal law, a finding of unconscionability under these circumstances is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).
The dispute here arose when Eileen Dalton (Plaintiff) filed suit against Santander Consumer…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Buffalo Forge Co. v. United SteelworkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Schmitz v. SmentowskiNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. WilsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Cordova v. World Finance Corp. of NMNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
- Rivera v. American General Financial Services, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2011
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dalton v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2016
- Patterson v. Nine Energy Serv., LLCDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2018
- State v. DopslafNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
- Sipp v. Buffalo Thunder, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2021
- Dalton v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2016
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