[SLL] AT&T Arbitration Clause Ruled Unconscionable

[Glenn Stone]

I figured this was coming; the Supremes in Olympia had ruled similarly a
little while ago, and I didn't figure the 9th would overrule it.  

But, yeah.  Take that, DeathStarCo.  :)  

-- Glenn

On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 05:20:38PM -0700, Andrew Sweger wrote:
>Glenn will love this:
>
>http://consumerist.com/consumer/victories/cingulars-class-arbitration-waiver-ruled-unconscionable-by-9th-circuit-court-of-appeals-290806.php
>
>Cingular's Class Arbitration Waiver Ruled "Unconscionable" By 9th Circuit
>Court Of Appeals
>
>"Like many many companies, Cingular has a little thing in their contracts
>saying that if you use their service, you void your right to a class
>action lawsuit and instead have to go through "mandatory binding
>arbitration," which is basically an extra-judicial corporate court exempt
>from many of the basic rules and laws and procedures and rights of real
>court. Well, today, that clause was ruled "unconscionable" by the 9th
>Circuit Court Of Appeals. Therefore, lawsuits can proceed against Cingular
>and go to real court, not monkey court. Hooray!"
>
>Let the dominoes fall.
>
>http://youtube.com/watch?v=5_tXcRYOYZ0
>
>-- 
>Andrew B. Sweger -- The great thing about multitasking is that several
>                                things can go wrong at once.
>

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