Ogletree Launches Tool to Automate Arbitration Agreements Following SCOTUS Decision
Employment firm Ogletree Deakins launched an automation tool for revising arbitration agreements to include class-action waivers just one day after a controversial Supreme Court decision confirmed their legal viability.
May 23, 2018 at 12:11 PM
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Law firms aren't known for preemptively building technology, but when a recent 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision confirming the lawfulness of arbitration agreements banning class or collective actions was announced on Monday, employment firm Ogletree Deakins was ready with an automated tool.
Attorneys at Ogletree Deakins had been watching the case closely for months. Shareholder Ron Chapman attended the Supreme Court oral argument, hoping to get a sense of how the justices might rule. The firm decided to make an educated guess on the outcome—that the high court would stand with companies looking to mandate class action waivers for employees—and take a gamble: The firm began development of an app that would automate the process for those companies last December.
The tool, called the Ogletree Deakins DIY Arbitration Agreements, launched finally on Monday, immediately following the high court ruling. “We went ahead full steam with our fingers crossed that the case would come out the way we thought it would,” Chapman said.
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