Forum
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Oral Argument Date
May 15, 2018
Case Updates
Ninth Circuit affirms order denying arbitration of ERISA claims on ground that claims are outside the scope of the arbitration agreement
July 24, 2018
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U.S. Chamber opposes efforts of plaintiffs to evade arbitration agreements in ERISA class actions
November 06, 2017
The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in a Ninth Circuit appeal regarding the enforceability of a bilateral arbitration agreement in a putative ERISA class action. The district court held that participants in a defined-contribution plan cannot agree to arbitrate ERISA claims without the consent of the plan itself. The Chamber’s brief argued that the district court’s decision disregards clear precedent and threatens to upend a well-established and common component of ERISA plans, on which numerous parties have relied for decades.
Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, Brian D. Netter, and Travis Crum of Mayer Brown LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Munro v. University of Southern California (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Order Denying Defendants' Motion to Compel Arbitration -- Munro v. University of Southern California (USDC - Central District of California).pdf
- Opinion -- Munro v. University of Southern California (Ninth Circuit).pdf