( February 4, 2026, 1:58 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An employer’s attempt to roll out a new, mandatory arbitration agreement in the midst of class litigation that automatically opted employees out of the class unless they quit their jobs or opted out of the arbitration agreement “subvert[s]” Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming a trial court’s decision to decline enforcement of the agreement....