Henry Allen Blair

Just in time for the Halloween season, the Oklahoma Supreme Court gives us a scary tale about buying a new car. In Sutton v. David Stanley Chevrolet, Inc., 2020 OK 87, ¶ 1 the Court finds that an arbitration clause in a consumer contract was induced by fraud because the structure of the transaction was misleading. Spooooooky! No, seriously. It is a little scary, at least for any businesses that use form contracts.

Illustration depicting cutout printed letters arranged to form the word confession. I have to confess something: I just returned from sunny California where I attended an excellent arbitrator training course put on by the American Arbitration Association and run by Dana Welch and Michael Powell!  If you have an opportunity to take a course from either of them, I highly recommend it.

Happy new year 2020 new year's eve poster composition Welcome to 2020! I hope that you all had a safe and rejuvenating holiday season. A new decade brings us plenty of new opportunities for thrilling arbitration news and developments! But, up first, more on class arbitrability. I know. I know. So last decade. But trust me, this is a case you want to keep an eye on, Jock v. Sterling Jewelers Inc., 942 F.3d 617 (2d Cir. 2019).