Discover Bank v. Superior Court

Discover Bank v. Superior Court
Decided June 27, 2005
Full case nameDiscover Bank v. Superior Court of Los Angeles; Christopher Boehr, Real Party in Interest
Citation(s)36 Cal. 4th 148, 113 P.3d 1100
Holding
An arbitration agreement with a class-action waiver was unenforceable on the grounds of unconscionability
Court membership
Chief JusticeRonald M. George
Associate JusticesMarvin R. Baxter, Janice Rogers Brown, Ming Chin, Joyce L. Kennard, Carlos R. Moreno, Kathryn Werdegar
Case opinions
MajorityMoreno, joined by George, Kennard, Werdegar
Concur/dissentBaxter, joined by Chin, Brown
Laws applied
Federal Arbitration Act, California Civil Code §1668
Overruled by
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion

Discover Bank v. Superior Court (30 Cal.Rptr.3d 76) is a 2005 case where the California Supreme Court ruled that an arbitration clause was unenforceable because a class-action waiver contained within it would exculpate Discover Bank from liability for wrongdoing involving small sums of damages.