Class Action Suits Continue To Rise In Florida

Filings of class action suits continues to rise in Florida and the financial impact of these claims pose a dramatic threat to the survival of the defendant company.  That’s the bad news.  The good news is that your enterprise can take simple steps to potentially eliminate class threats before they begin through the use of a carefully drafted class waiver provision in appropriate agreements.  The United States Supreme Court’s decision in DIRECTV v Imburgia, 136 S. Ct. 463 (2015) is the latest of a growing body of appellate decisions that uphold class action waivers embedded in mandatory arbitration provisions.  All businesses should consider use of this option as a preventive measure.