CALIFORNIA CLASS ACTION LAW

In an important case regarding the enforceability of class action waivers, the Court of Appeal upheld the enforceability of such a waiver.  In Walnut Producers of California et al. v. Diamond Foods, Inc., No. C060346, — Cal. Rptr.3d —-, 2010 WL 3213613 (Cal. Ct. App. 3d Dist. Aug. 16, 2010), plaintiff Walnut Producers of California (“Producers”) appealed the trial court’s order striking all class action allegations from their complaint. Plaintiffs claimed that a class action waiver in their arbitration agreements with Defendant Diamond Foods, Inc. (“Diamond Foods”), was unconscionable. The trial court disagreed.  The Court of Appeal, affirmed. Read the rest of this entry »