In this article, we consider whether arbitration clauses are likely to result in the extinction of the class action. In … nonseverability provisions, which provide that if the class arbitration waiver is held unenforceable the entire arbitration clause … should be stricken. As a result, the recent court decisions invalidating class arbitration waivers will result in the …

the federal securities laws and derivative suits. Recent Supreme Court decisions however that favor mandatory arbitration … fraud claims as single party arbitration. The article discusses how this would seriously imperil needed remedies to combat …