It’s All in The Fine Print – Are Arbitration Clauses Unconscionable and Do They Apply Retroactively‪?‬ The Briefing with Smith Freed Eberhard

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In this week's episode Partner Gordon Klug discusses Smith Freed Eberhard's latest Legal Alert, "It’s All in The Fine Print – Are Arbitration Clauses Unconscionable and Do They Apply Retroactively?". The Washington Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in denying a motion to compel arbitration without first having an evidentiary hearing, because the facts were insufficient to support a finding that the arbitration agreement was unconscionable.