FOSTER v. WALMART, INC.

No. 20-1787.

15 F.4th 860 (2021)

Gracie FOSTER; Pearlie Boyd; Monica Robinson; Jodie Roskydoll; Joe Esquivel; Chris Pettit; Talitha Hofflerr-Frazier; Leonshay Tuller; John Almquist, Jr.; Frederick Coffey; Gloria Czigle; Torrin Perry; Jessica Beall; Amanda Rhorer; Kris Cunningham; Mary Susan Dubinsky; Dianne Walton; Amy Slane; Tina Brown; Jennifer Edmark; Lillian Rudd; Donnie Brown; Justin Castilyn; Clarence Gaten; Brenda Shaley; Ryan D'Angelo; Brian Rush; Heidi Horne; T. W. Prescott Plaintiffs-Appellees v. WALMART, INC.; Walmart Stores Arkansas, LLC; Walmart Stores East, LP Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 8, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nickolas W. Allen , Douglas & Haun, Springfield, MO, Sharon S. Almonrode , Emily E. Hughes , William Kalas , Miller Law Firm, Rochester, MI, Donald M. Brown , Craig Richard Heidemann , Douglas & Haun, Bolivar, MO, Quincy Byrum Hurst, Jr. , Hurst Law Group, Hot Springs, AR, fro Plaintiffs-Appellees.

James F. Bennett , Dowd & Bennett, Saint Louis, MO, Vincent O. Chadick , Quattlebaum & Grooms, Springdale, AR, Michael W. McTigue, Jr. , Meredith C. Slawe , Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, John E. Tull, III , Quattlebaum & Grooms, Little Rock, AR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


The district court ruled that an arbitration clause found in Walmart.com's terms of use was unenforceable against purchasers of gift cards. Our view is different, so we reverse and remand for a trial on the question. See 9 U.S.C. § 4.

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More than two dozen gift-card purchasers allegedly had the...

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