The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that satellite provider DirecTV's contracts can specifically prohibit customers from banding together to sue the company over early termination fees, even though California state law would allow such class action lawsuits to go forward, and force customers into private arbitration hearings instead.
December 17, 2015 at 01:00 AM
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that satellite provider DirecTV can avoid a class action lawsuit in California over early termination fees and force customers into private arbitration hearings instead.
In a 6-3 opinion, the justices said that DirecTV’s contracts can specifically prohibit customers from banding together to sue the company, even though California state law would allow such class action lawsuits to go forward.
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