Appellate Law News and Insights

On May 10, 2024, the Ninth Circuit decided Yuriria Diaz v. Macy's West Stores, after the employer appealed the district court's decision ordering arbitration of both an employee's individual and non-individual claims under the California Private Attorney Generals Act (PAGA). The Ninth Circuit held that even though the arbitration agreement made...

Read More

On May 16, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States held that when a federal district court determines that claims in a lawsuit are subject to arbitration and a party requests a stay, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires the court to issue a stay pending arbitration and the...

Read More

Wilentz attorneys Lynne M. Kizis, co-chair of the Mass Tort/Class Action team, and Joseph Carlo co-authored the article featured in the New Jersey Law Journal's Product Liability & Class Action annual supplement. They review the New Jersey case law on the enforceability of browsewrap and clickwrap agreements in light of...

Read More