1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgScott Nelsonrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sTXmfLTo9I"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/california-supreme-court-wont-enforce-arbitration-agreement-waiving-substantive-remedies/">California Supreme Court Won’t Enforce Arbitration Agreement Waiving Substantive Remedies</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/california-supreme-court-wont-enforce-arbitration-agreement-waiving-substantive-remedies/embed/#?secret=sTXmfLTo9I" width="600" height="338" title="“California Supreme Court Won’t Enforce Arbitration Agreement Waiving Substantive Remedies” — CLP Blog" data-secret="sTXmfLTo9I" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In its decision issued today in McGill v. Citibank, the California Supreme Court has unanimously held that arbitration agreements can't block consumers from seeking injunctive relief that benefits the general public under California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) and Unfair Competition Law (UCL). The decision strikes a blow against corporate efforts to use arbitration not just to [...]