“The ‘I Do Not Recall Signing’ Defense to Arbitration Agreements Ruled Out by California Court of Appeal”

Scott Jang of Jackson Lewis has authored this article, available at Lexology, discussing the California Court of Appeals decision in Iyere v. Wise Auto Group. As suggested by the article’s title, Mr. Jang’s takeaway is that, especially when an arbitration agreement contains the employee’s signature, the “decision may aid employers seeking to enforce arbitration agreements by thwarting employees who attempt to dodge their arbitration agreements by submitting a declaration that merely states, ‘I do not recall signing.’”

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