Matthew Adler, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Litigation + Trial Practice Group, was quoted in the August 16, 2024 Reuters article, “Disney’s Bid to Arbitrate Husband’s Wrongful Death Suit Has a Chance.”

In the Disney case, Matthew Adler, a Troutman Pepper partner and author of the law school textbook “Commercial Arbitration: Cases, Problems and Practice,” said that to him, it’s “obvious that an arbitration clause exists.” Adler is not involved in the Disney case.

“I am less positive about the reach of the clause itself,” he said via email. That is, can the arbitration agreement “be interpreted to reach far beyond the streaming services” to cover a wrongful death claim at a restaurant? Adler suggested that deposition testimony and other documents may help the court reach an answer.

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