Arbitration Class Action Litigation Class Arbitration US District Court - Mass US District Court - Rhode Island
June 4, 2026 / June 4, 2026 by Cameron Goodwin | Leave a Comment
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 […]
