The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decision that allowed an arbitrator to force arbitration on a class basis despite an agreement that was silent on the issue.
The justices, in Oxford Health Plans v. Sutter, No. 12-135, said an arbitrator who interprets a contract between the parties and does not impose his own policy views can’t be second-guessed, even if his decision wrong.
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