Tim Alger

Tim Alger is a commercial litigator and of counsel at Harris Sliwoski LLP, based in California, and serves as an arbitrator and mediator through his ADR practice, Alger Resolutions (https://algeradr.com). He focuses on disputes involving privacy, intellectual property, online speech, civil rights, advertising, defamation, and the legal cannabis industry.

Illustration about Cruz v. Tapestry case, showing a judge, legal documents, a gavel, and an online checkout screen with a purchase button referencing terms and conditions.

Cruz v. Tapestry: California Rejects Hidden Online Arbitration Clause

Cruz v. Tapestry: California Court of Appeal Rejects Hidden Online Arbitration Clause California’s Second District Court of Appeal upheld a trial court’s refusal to compel arbitration after a retailer attempted to bind a customer through a single line of small, gray text placed beneath the order button. The court found the notice “difficult to read