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Troutman Amin LLP

SIGNED BY SILENCE?: Court Finds Consumer Agreed to Arbitration By Failing To Respond to A Text Message– And Its A Little Odd

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Hello from the road! So contract law generally requires a party to manifest their assent to the terms of any agreement. That means while you cannot get away with saying “I didnt read the contract I signed” you generally can...more

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Does A Consumer Arbitration Agreement Apply To A Company’s Future Affiliates? The Ninth And Fourth Circuits Disagree

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If a company enters an arbitration agreement with a consumer, can its future affiliate companies enforce the arbitration agreement even though the affiliate relationship did not exist at the time the consumer signed the...more

Carlton Fields

Let Me Introduce My Affiliate: Fourth Circuit Enforces Arbitration Agreement on Motion by Affiliate, DirecTV, of Original Party to...

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On August 7, 2020, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals confronted the question whether this class action lawsuit against, inter alia, DirecTV was covered by an arbitration agreement in the contract governing plaintiff Diana...more

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