LOWDEN v. T-MOBILE USA, INC.

No. 06-35395.

512 F.3d 1213 (2008)

Kathleen LOWDEN and John Mahowald, individually and on behalf of all the members of the class of persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. T-MOBILE USA, INC., a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Rummage, Kristina Silja Bennard, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant.

David E. Breskin, and Daniel F. Johnson, Breskin Johnson & Townsend, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., SUSAN P. GRABER, and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.


GOULD, Circuit Judge:

I

The issues on appeal are whether the arbitration provisions in Defendant T-Mobile's service agreements with two of its customers are enforceable under Washington state law and, if not, whether the state law is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16. After two consumers of T-Mobile's cellular phone service brought a class action against T-Mobile in state court for breach of contract and violation...

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