Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela
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Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, 587 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the use of class arbitration proceedings. In a 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decision and held that arbitration on a classwide basis could not be compelled based on the provision’s ambiguous language.[1] The Court relied on its previous decision in Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp. which held that class arbitration procedures could not be compelled without indication that the parties to the arbitration had agreed to these procedures.[2]
Quick Facts Lamps Plus Inc. et al., v. Frank Varela, Argued October 29, 2018 Decided April 24, 2019 ...
Lamps Plus Inc. et al., v. Frank Varela | |
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Argued October 29, 2018 Decided April 24, 2019 | |
Full case name | Lamps Plus Inc. et al., Petitioners v. Frank Varela |
Docket no. | 17-988 |
Citations | 587 U.S. (more) 139 S. Ct. 1407; 203 L. Ed. 2d 636 |
Case history | |
Prior | 559 U.S. 662 |
Holding | |
Class arbitration procedures could not be compelled based on ambiguous language in the arbitration agreement. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Roberts, joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
Concurrence | Thomas |
Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor |
Dissent | Breyer |
Dissent | Sotomayor |
Dissent | Kagan, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer; Sotomayor (Part II) |
Laws applied | |
Federal Arbitration Act |
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