Uber Loses Appeal Challenging $91 Million In Mass Arbitration Fees

Highlights

• A recent opinion from the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court in Uber Techs., Inc. v. Am. Arb. Ass'n, Inc., struck down a challenge to the enormous fees commonly charged in mass arbitration, a quickly emerging area of litigation akin to class actions.
• The Uber court rejected Uber's attempt to enjoin the American Arbitration Association (AAA) from issuing additional invoices in the 31,000 cases that Uber is facing, for which Uber has already been invoiced more than $91 million in arbitration fees.

The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court just issued the latest significant ruling in the mass arbitration space, a litigation trend that has been gaining notoriety over the last year and a half.