LAVER v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA), LLC

No. 18-16328.

976 F.3d 841 (2020)

Christopher M. LAVER, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA), LLC, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger N. Heller (argued) and Robert J. Nelson , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, San Francisco, California; Taras Kick , The Kick Law Firm APC, Los Angeles, California; Jeffrey K. Riffer and Julie Z. Kimball , Elkins Walt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Jacobs (argued), Edward J. Loya Jr. , Deanna L. Ballesteros , and David M. Prager , Epstein Becker & Green, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Ronald M. Gould and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges, and Gary Feinerman, District Judge.


OPINION

The district court dismissed Christopher Laver's putative class action suit against Credit Suisse Securities, USA ("CSSU") in favor of arbitration. 2018 WL 3068109 (N.D. Cal. June 21, 2018). Laver appeals, arguing that Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") Rule 13204(a)(4) bars CSSU from compelling...

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