In an 8-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that legal disputes between carriers and independent contractors cannot be forced into arbitration even if the contractor agreements includes an arbitration clause. Specifically, independent owner-operator ...

Waivers of liability are a common contractual tool that most, if not all, experience-based enterprises make their patrons sign so that in the case of injury, companies can point to and say, “You assumed the risk”. In California, waivers of liability are ...