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Club Can’t Compel Arbitration Based on Notice on Back of Renewal Form

Club Can’t Compel Arbitration Based on Notice on Back of Renewal Form

Club Can’t Compel Arbitration Based on Notice on Back of Renewal Form

Court finds member had no actual notice of requirement to arbitrate disputes with organization
An appellate court in California has affirmed a trial court decision refusing to compel arbitration of a breach of contract, fraud and defamation claim brought by a member against the American Contract Bridge League. The Court had held that the member had no knowledge of the requirement to arbitrate that was included on the back of his annual membership renewal form. Bruce Blakely joined the League in 1995, at a time when there was no requirement to arbitrate disputes between members and the League. In 2014, the League accused him of sexual harassment, a charge that he denied. He agreed to resolve the dispute by resigning from the board of directors in exchange for dismissal of the charges...

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