Can Unread Emails Trigger Arbitration? 9th Circ. Airs Doubts

By Jeff Overley · June 22, 2026, 10:50 PM EDT

Medical supplies giant Thermo Fisher Scientific pressed a Ninth Circuit panel Monday to agree that the company's repeated emails about litigation waivers should send an ex-employee's proposed class action to arbitration,...

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Case Information

Case Title

Rickes v. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. et al

Case Number

3:25-cv-00690

Court

California Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

March 24, 2025


Case Title

Rickes v. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., et al.

Case Number

25-5138

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

 

Date Filed

August 14, 2025