The State of Mass Arbitration Case Law

Alicia Baiardo, McGuireWoods

Michael W. McTigue Jr., Skadden

Raphael Janove, Janove PLLC

• Heckman v. Live Nation Ent., Inc., 120 F.4th 670 (9th Cir. 2024)
• Rios v. HRB Digital LLC, 807 F. Supp. 3d 975 (N.D. Cal. 2025)
• Pandolfi v. Aviagames, Inc., No. 24-5817, 2025 WL 2463742, (9th Cir. Aug. 27, 2025)

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• Avery v. TEKsystems, Inc., 165 F.4th 1219 (9th Cir. 2026)
• SCPS, LLC v. Kind L., --- N.Y.S.3d ---, 2026 WL 970397 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar. 31, 2026)

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• Moore v. MLB Advance Media, L.P., No. 25 CIV. 3121 (AT), 2026 WL 851343 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 27, 2026)Whalen v. NBA Properties, Inc, No. 25-CV-06125 (JAV), 2025 WL 3013144 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 28, 2025)
• Wallrich v. Samsung Elecs. Am., Inc., 106 F.4th 609

(7th Cir. 2024)

• Frazier v. X Corp., 155 F.4th 87 (2d Cir. 2025)

• Bernal v. Kohl's Corporation, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 1193991

(7th Cir. May 1, 2026)

• Jones v. Starz Entertainment, LLC, 129 F.4th 1176

(9th Cir. 2025)

• L'Occitane, Inc. v. Zimmerman Reed LLP, No. CV 24-1103 PA (RAOX), 2024 WL 2227182 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 12, 2024)

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• Pilon v. Discovery Communications, LLC, 769 F. Supp. 3d 273 (S.D.N.Y. 2025)
• Brooks v. WarnerMedia Direct, LLC, No. 23 CIV. 11030 (KPF), 2024 WL 3330305 (S.D.N.Y. July 8, 2024);
• Brooks v. WarnerMedia Direct, LLC, No. 23 CIV. 11030 (KPF), 2025 WL 3073839 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 4, 2025)
• SCPS LLC v. Kind Law, No. CV 25-3255-MWF (SSCX), 2026 WL 96898 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 8, 2026)

Doe v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc., No. 3:23-cv-02865 (N.D. Cal.)

Opt-outs

• Tercero v. Sacramento Logistics LLC, 2025 WL 43125, at *9 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2025)
• Diaz v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2026 WL 495233, at *4 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 23, 2026)

Batching & Bellwethering

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Moore v. MLB Advanced Media, L.P., No. 1:25-cv-03121 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 7, 2025)

Notice & Revised Terms of Service

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• Kohl’s
• Mosley line of cases against Wells Fargo

(deferring to PA)

Who Decides? Court vs. Arbitral Forum

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