Martin v. Comcast of California/Colorado/Florida/Oregon, Inc.

Plaintiffs in this class action are cable television subscribers who claim that defendants, various regional Comcast corporations (to which we refer collectively as “Comcast”) engaged in unlawful billing practices. Comcast filed a motion to compel arbitration. The trial court denied the motion on the ground that the various agreements between Comcast and plaintiffs did not create a valid arbitration agreement. Comcast then filed this interlocutory appeal, ORS 36.730(l)(a), arguing that the trial court erred in deciding the validity of the arbitration agreement under state law instead of…