New Ninth Circuit arbitration opinion: Murphy v. DirecTV, Inc.

In Murphy v. DirecTV, Inc., ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. Jul. 30, 2013), the Ninth Circuit examined whether Best Buy was entitled to invoke, as an an agent, third-party beneficiary, of otherwise, an arbitration clause in a contract between the consumer plaintiffs and DirecTV.  The answer was no, allowing the UCL and CLRA class action to proceed against Best Buy.