Arbitration: Sanctions: N.D. Cal. District Judge Has Decided To Issue Sanctions Against Fitbit And Its Attorneys For Failure To Pursue Arbitration After Compelling It In Consumer Action

Moral Here Is To Pursue Arbitration If You Elect To Do So.

            Mike Hensley, my co-contributor on the calattorneysfees.com website, has done a recent post about N.D. Cal. U.S. District James Donato’s July 24, 2018 order in which he will be imposing yet-to-be-sought sanctions against Fitbit and its defense counsel in a consumer action. District Judge Donato decided that the defense conduct in compelling arbitration and then announcing a decision not to pursue it justified “inherent by the court” sanctions to control bad-faith litigation conduct. Mike’s full post tells it all, including the district court’s colorful passage indicating why many people, including judges, are skeptical about arbitration agreements.