All U.S. Supreme Court victories are big events, but one that revolutionizes consumer class action law? Call it the capstone to an already big year for Chicago-based Mayer Brown.
In AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, the Court ruled, 5-4, that the Federal Arbitration Act pre-empted a California state law prohibiting contracts from disallowing class actions. The case involved a couple who alleged that the process of charging sales tax on a cellphone advertised as free was fraudulent. Partner Andrew Pincus argued the case.
