Banking Sector, Unfair Competition Law (UCL)

Ninth Circuit sides with credit union after finding NCUA regulations preempted California state law

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/11/2025

On August 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims under California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) against a federal credit union, holding that federal law preempts state regulation of...more

California Supreme Court Punts on FAA Preemption - Court invalidates waiver of public injunctive relief, declines to address...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/3/2017

Last month, the California Supreme Court handed down its unanimous decision in McGill v. Citibank N.A., holding that an arbitration provision that effectively waives a consumer’s statutory right to seek public injunctive...more

Right to Seek Injunctive Relief Cannot be Waived by Arbitration Provision - Arbitration Agreement does not Provide Shield from...

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/26/2017

An arbitration agreement preventing individuals from seeking injunctive relief was void as contrary to California public policy and could not be enforced under California law, the California Supreme Court recently determined...more

California Supreme Court Finds Arbitration Agreement Waiver of 'Public Right' Unenforceable

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/19/2017

On April 6, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in McGill v. Citibank, finding that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement was unenforceable to the extent it required the plaintiff to waive her right to seek...more

Litigation Alert: CA Supreme Court Holds Arbitration Provisions Waiving Right to Seek Public Injunctive Relief "In Any Forum" Are...

Fenwick & West LLP on 4/13/2017

In a closely-watched case, the California Supreme Court recently held in McGill v. Citibank, N.A. that arbitration clauses that foreclose a plaintiff’s right to pursue public injunctive relief in any forum are invalid and...more

California Supreme Court Invalidates Contractual Waivers Of Public Injunctive Relief

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/13/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: No California contractual provision, including one in an arbitration agreement, can waive the statutory right to seek injunctive relief to protect the general public. McGill v. Citibank, N.A. (April 6,...more

In California, The Statutory Right To Seek Public Injunctive Relief Is Unwaivable

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/11/2017

On April 6, 2017, in the matter Sharon McGill v. Citibank, N.A., the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an arbitration agreement that waives a statutory right to seek public injunctive relief in any forum, is...more

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