December 07, 2023
Better Mortgage's bid to revive the new arbitration and release agreements it gave to possible class members after being faced with a wage and hour class action can't stand, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Thursday, saying it lacked jurisdiction over that challenge.
June 06, 2023
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday expressed doubts about Better Mortgage's bid to reinstate arbitration and release agreements impacting a proposed employment class action, with two judges saying the court likely lacks jurisdiction and another judge calling the agreements a "very clever strategy to basically disrupt a collective and class action."
June 02, 2023
In the next week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit in a proposed overtime class action against Better Mortgage Corp. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.