Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri Title Loans, Inc. v. Brewer
Mo. Title Loans, Inc. v. Brewer, 563 U.S. 971 (2011)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2011-05-02
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- rejecting the argument that small-dollar claims require class proceedings because states "cannot require a procedure that is inconsistent with the FAA."
- “saving clause permits agreements to arbitrate to be invalidated by generally applicable contract defenses, such as fraud, duress, or unconscionability” (internal quotations omitted)
- rejecting consumers’ public policy concerns about small-dollar claims slipping through the legal system because states “cannot require a procedure that is inconsistent with the FAA, even if it is desirable for unrelated reasons”
Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 6 opinions
Petition for writ of certio-rari granted. Judgment vacated, and case remanded to the Supreme Court of Missouri for further consideration in light of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333, 131 S. Ct. 1740, 179 L. Ed. 2d 742 (2011).