New class arbitration opinion: Sprunk v. Prisma LLC

In Sprunk v. Prisma LLC, ___ Cal.App.5th ___ (Aug. 23, 2017), the Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District, Division One) held that the defendant "waived its right to seek arbitration by filing and then withdrawing a motion to compel arbitration against the named plaintiff, Maria Elena Sprunk, and then waiting until after a class had been certified to seek arbitration against class members."  Slip op. at 2. 

UPDATE:  Scott Leviant has a more detailed discussion ("Arbitration sunk  in Sprunk") over at The Complex Litigator.