No. 21-742

Lyft, Inc. v. Million Seifu

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2021-11-18
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Response RequestedRelisted (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: bilateral-arbitration federal-arbitration-act iskanian-precedent iskanian-v-cls-transportation preemption private-attorneys-general-act recurring-issue representative-claims
Key Terms:
Arbitration LaborRelations ClassAction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-06-23 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Federal Arbitration Act require the enforcement of a bilateral arbitration agreement providing that a worker cannot raise representative claims under California's Private Attorneys General Act, thereby preempting the contrary holding in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles LLC, 327 P.3d 129 (Cal. 2014)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the Federal Arbitration Act require the enforcement of a bilateral arbitration agreement providing that a worker cannot raise representative claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, thereby preempting the contrary holding in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles LLC, 327 P.3d 129 (Cal. 2014)? This question is also presented in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, No. 20-1573 (U.S. filed May 10, 2021), and Coverall North America, Inc. v. Rivas, No. 21-268 (U.S. filed Aug. 20, 2021), among other cases.

Docket Entries

2022-07-29
JUDGMENT ISSUED
2022-06-27
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>Viking River Cruises, Inc.</i> v. <i>Moriana</i>, 596 U. S. ___ (2022).
2022-06-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
2022-03-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-02-14
Brief of respondent Million Seifu in opposition filed.
2022-01-13
Response Requested. (Due February 14, 2022)
2022-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2021-11-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 20, 2021)

Attorneys

Lyft Inc.
Felix ShafirHorvitz and Levy LLP, Petitioner
Felix ShafirHorvitz and Levy LLP, Petitioner
Million Seifu
Shannon Liss-RiordanLichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C., Respondent
Shannon Liss-RiordanLichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C., Respondent