Case Updates
Unanimous panel of First Circuit holds that Lyft’s arbitration agreement is enforceable under Massachusetts law, rejecting arguments that the agreement was substantively unconscionable
March 13, 2019
Click here to view the opinion. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of this result.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in First Circuit, arguing that online arbitration agreements are enforceable
November 20, 2018
Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief.
Thomas R. McCarthy, Bryan K. Weir, and Cameron T. Norris of Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- Memo and Order on Motion to Compel Arbitration and Dismiss Complaint -- Bekele v. Lyft, Inc. (USDC - District of Massachusetts).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Bekele v. Lyft, Inc. (First Circuit).pdf
- Opinion -- Bekele v. Lyft, Inc. (First Circuit).pdf