Tuesday, September 18, 2018

First Circuit: Motion to compel arbitration of public accommodation disability discrimination claim (failure to install tactile keypads on defendant’s point-of-sale devices in its stores) denied where there was no evidence that the in-store plaintiffs had any knowledge, actual or constructive, that arbitration terms applied to their enrollment in loyalty program where plaintiffs could not read prompt on screen alerting them that they were agreeing to the terms
US District Court ME: Magistrate Judge ordered defendant in Jones Act personal injury action to produce transcript of recorded statement taken by defendant’s liability insurer, where defendant offered no evidence to suggest that the insurance company’s efforts to obtain the statement were in anticipation of litigation as distinguished from its regular business practice
Maine Legislature: LD 1927, which would have reversed the changes to the eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits made by Public Law 2017, chapter 453, “An Act To Give Flexibility to Employees and Employers for Temporary Layoffs,” died on adjournment of the Legislature on September 13th

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