Ninth Circuit rejects SpaceX request to send harassment case to arbitration

First reported by Courthouse News Service at · Updated · 3 sources

The case involves eight former workers, according to The New York Times, and SpaceX argued it should be resolved through arbitration rather than in court. According to Courthouse News Service, the divided panel rejected the company's argument that sexual harassment claims must meet federal pleading standards to avoid arbitration.

  • This was SpaceX's second attempt to move the case out of court, according to Gizmodo.

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Courthouse News Service Ninth Circuit rebuffs SpaceX bid to force arbitration of harassment claims · Edvard Pettersson
New York Times Court Rules That Sexual Harassment Case Against SpaceX Can Proceed · Noam Scheiber
Gizmodo SpaceX Loses Appeal to Force Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Into Private Arbitration · Tom McKay

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