9th Circuit Partly Reverses Arbitration Order In ERISA Imprudence Lawsuit

( August 6, 2025, 11:31 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — In an unpublished memorandum disposition ruling in part that an arbitration agreement “is valid and enforceable unless Plaintiffs’ unconscionability defenses are successful,” the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a partial reversal in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act challenging management of a 401(k) and remanded for the lower court to consider those defenses....