Scott v. Harris

Holding that it is at least sometimes reasonable for an officer to intentionally collide with a suspect's vehicle during a pursuit

AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion

Holding that a ban on collective-action waivers in those contracts worked to "disfavor arbitration"

Rent-A-Ctr. v. Jackson

Holding that "an arbitration provision is severable from the remainder of the contract," even where the contract containing the arbitration provision is itself an arbitration agreement (quoting Buckeye , 546 U.S. at 445, 126 S.Ct. 1204 )

AT&T Techs., Inc. v. Commc'ns Workers of Am.

Holding that it was for the court to decide whether a particular labor dispute fell within the arbitration clause of a collective-bargaining agreement

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. Animalfeeds Intr.

Holding that a prudential ripeness argument was waived

Volt Info. Scis., Inc. v. Bd. of Trs.

Holding that the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce arbitration agreements according to their terms, including where the parties "specify by contract the rules under which arbitration will be conducted"

Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc.

Holding unilateral arbitration provision substantively unconscionable

Chiron Corp. v. Ortho Diagnostic Sys.

Holding that "district court correctly found that the federal law of arbitrability under the FAA governs the allocation of authority between courts and arbitrators" despite arbitration agreement's choice-of-law provision

Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble Inc.

Holding that even "where a website makes its terms of use available via a conspicuous hyperlink on every page of the website but otherwise provides no notice to users nor prompts them to take any affirmative action to demonstrate assent, even close proximity of the hyperlink to relevant buttons users must click on—without more—is insufficient to give rise to constructive notice."

Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co., LLC

Holding that Concepcion applies to the Consumers Legal Remedies Act to the extent that it would have the same effect as Discover Bank

Section 1 - "Maritime transactions" and "commerce" defined; exceptions to operation of title

Defining the word "commerce" in the language of the Commerce Clause itself

Section 2 - Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate

Granting federal jurisdiction where there is "a transaction involving [interstate] commerce"

Section 4 - Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination

Granting authority to federal courts to compel party to participate in arbitration where a valid arbitration agreement exists

Rule 901 - Authenticating or Identifying Evidence

Holding that "[t]estimony that a matter is what it is claimed to be" is sufficient authentication

Section 1550 - Essential to existence of contract

Recognizing that the "essential" elements of contract formation include mutual consent and sufficient consideration

Section 1670.5 - Contract or clause unconscionable

Adopting UCC section 2-302 and making it generally applicable to all contracts

Section 1281 - Generally

Explaining an arbitration agreement may only be invalidated upon the same "grounds as exist for the revocation of any contract"

Section 218.5 - Award of attorney's fees

Providing a right of action for unpaid wages

Section 1565 - Requirements of consent

Section 1580 - Mutual consent