AT&T cannot use an “unusually” broad clause in its service agreement to compel arbitration for a class action suit filed by a customer who received unsolicited text messages and calls from the company, a federal judge has ruled.
Eastern District Judge Frederic Block said “no reasonable person” would think that checking a box stating they agree with the company’s terms and conditions for phone service would obligate them to arbitrate every potential dispute with the company.
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