Arbitration Class Action Litigation Class Arbitration US District Court - Mass US District Court - Rhode Island
June 4, 2026 / June 4, 2026 by Cameron Goodwin
District courts in the First Circuit issued several important decisions in early 2026 regarding the enforceability of arbitration provisions and interpreting recent First Circuit precedent. The cases revolved around a variety of issues including (1) analysis of under what circumstances arbitration provisions formed through online contracts are binding; (2) the availability of arbitration agreements to […]
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Arbitration Class Action Litigation Class Actions Consumer Class Actions Litigation US District Court - Rhode Island
October 19, 2023 / May 17, 2024 by Melanie Conroy
Earlier this month, in Elsie Metcalfe v. Grieco Hyundai, LLC, the Rhode Island Federal District Court invalidated a class action waiver in an agreement without an arbitration clause that was therefore not subject to the Federal Arbitration Act. In Metcalfe, Plaintiff Elsie Metcalfe leased a car from Defendant Grieco Hyundai, LLC, in May 2019. The […]
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Antitrust Class Actions Class Certifications Consumer Class Actions First Circuit Decisions US District Court - Mass US District Court - Rhode Island
November 18, 2019 / March 3, 2026 by Melanie Conroy
About a year ago, I observed that the First Circuit in In re Asacol Antitrust Litigation had constrained plaintiffs’ ability to rely on affidavits to prove injury-in-fact. In so doing, the First Circuit substantially curtailed its prior decision in In re Nexium Antitrust Litigation, which certified a class containing uninjured consumers because class members would […]
