Case Updates
New Jersey Supreme Court holds that employee entered enforceable arbitration agreement, satisfying requirements of state law
August 18, 2020
Click here to view the opinion. The court therefore did not need to address the issue briefed by the U.S. Chamber in its amicus brief, which was whether the Federal Arbitration Act preempts the heightened consent requirement for arbitration agreements applied by the lower court.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in New Jersey Supreme Court in support of enforceability of arbitration agreement, arguing that appellate court impermissibly imposed heightened requirements on assent to arbitration agreements by employee
August 16, 2019
Click here to view the Chamber’s brief.
Leah S. Robinson, Archis Parasharami, and Daniel E. Jones of Mayer Brown LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- Appellate Division Opinion -- Skuse v. Pfizer, Inc. (New Jersey Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief iso Petition for Certification by Defendants-Petitioners -- Skuse v. Pfizer, Inc. (New Jersey Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Skuse v. Pfizer, Inc. (New Jersey Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- Skuse v. Pfizer, Inc. (New Jersey Supreme Court).pdf