Disclosure of Binding Arbitration Not Required In Consumer Warranties, Says Florida Supreme Court

On February 18, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a warrantor of a consumer product is not required to disclose a binding arbitration agreement as part of the warranty-related items that must be disclosed “in a single document.” In reaching its decision that the Federal Trade Commission’s “single document rule” does not require the disclosure of binding arbitration, the court resolved a conflict that had existed under Florida law since 2008 and departed from Eleventh Circuit authority.

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