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For the Lawyers
Inaptly titled arbitration notice unenforceable. The Ninth Circuit has affirmed a pair of rulings that denied Samsung's bid to arbitrate two lawsuits involving its Galaxy S7 smartphones, concluding that an "inaptly titled" booklet that comes with the phones and "vague" references to terms on the packaging don't adequately inform consumers they're agreeing to arbitration. In a pair of three-page opinions, a three-judge panel on Tuesday rejected Samsung Electronics America Inc.'s arguments that the phone's packaging and a booklet — titled either "Product Safety and Warranty Information" or "Health and Safety and Warranty Guide" — in its Galaxy S7 boxes sufficiently notified consumers they were agreeing to arbitration by using the phones. "We conclude that the inaptly titled booklet containing the terms and conditions and the smartphone packaging's vague reference to terms and conditions are insufficient to put a reasonable consumer (or a reasonably prudent smartphone user) on notice of the arbitration provision that Samsung seeks to enforce," the panel wrote in both opinions. Dulce Velasquez-Reyes v. Samsung Electronics America Inc., case number 17-56556, and Samsung Electronics America Inc. v. Daniel Ramirez, case number 18-16094 Click here for more.