Lamps Plus, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Frank Varela

  1. April 24, 2019

    Justices Say Class Arbitration Must Be Explicitly Authorized

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that arbitration agreements must explicitly call for class arbitration for that process to be invoked, handing lighting retailer Lamps Plus Inc. a win in its challenge of a Ninth Circuit ruling that allowed a worker's data breach class arbitration to move forward.

  2. January 01, 2019

    Employment Cases To Watch In 2019

    Employers will be keeping a close eye on the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019, watching to see if the justices agree to take up three cases that could define the scope of protections for LGBT workers under Title VII and waiting for a high court ruling on when class arbitration is permissible. Here, Law360 looks at the cases experts say employment lawyers ought to have on their radar.

  3. October 29, 2018

    Justices Weigh Bar For Class Arbitration Lingo In Contracts

    The U.S. Supreme Court appeared willing to rule that arbitration agreements must explicitly call for class arbitration for parties to use that process in a case involving lighting retailer Lamps Plus Inc. and a worker who accused it of carelessly handling workers’ tax information ahead of a phishing attack.  

  4. August 31, 2018

    Worker Defends Class Arbitration Ruling To High Court

    A worker behind a suit accusing his employer of failing to lock down his and his colleagues' personal data on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to overturn a Ninth Circuit ruling letting him pursue class arbitration against the business. 

  5. April 30, 2018

    Justices To Review Phishing Row Class Arbitration Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up Lamps Plus Inc.'s petition alleging that the Ninth Circuit shirked high court precedent by reading standard language in the retailer's arbitration agreement with an employee to mean that both parties had agreed to class arbitration of his claims stemming from a 2016 phishing attack.