Supreme Court Decides Amex: Class Actions Lose

The Supreme Court today issued its opinion in American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant. The Court holds, 5-3, in an opinion by Scalia, that an arbitration clause that bans class actions can be enforced under the Federal Arbitration Act even if the expense of individual arbitration makes it impossible to pursue a claim.

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