SFC v. Vizio remanded back to California state courts

Posted May 19, 2022 19:22 UTC (Thu) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: SFC v. Vizio remanded back to California state courts by NYKevin
Parent article: SFC v. Vizio remanded back to California state courts

In the UK, certainly, arbitration in a "contract of adhesion" is only binding on the party that asks for it ... a contract cannot take away a consumer's right to the courts unless it's a "contract between equals".

Cheers,
Wol

SFC v. Vizio remanded back to California state courts

Posted May 19, 2022 21:14 UTC (Thu) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325) [Link]

Well, the US is not the UK. We have to contend with the Federal Arbitration Act, which basically says "arbitration clauses are binding." So we have to resort to these ridiculous hacks to work around the fact that our regular access to the court system can be blocked by some fine print that nobody ever reads or objects to.