Ninth Circuit cites Professor Horton in DIRECTV case

On Sept. 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cited Professor David Horton’s article “Infinite Arbitration Clauses” in deciding, in Revitch v. DIRECTV, that DIRECTV must face a lawsuit alleging the company violated a consumer protection law, rather than resolve the matter in arbitration.

It marked the third time in recent weeks that a federal appeals court has cited Horton. He was cited by the Fourth Circuit in August and the Third Circuit in September.

Professor Horton’s primary research and teaching interests are wills and trusts, contracts, and arbitration law. In 2015, his article "In Partial Defense of Probate: Evidence from Alameda County, California" was selected as the winner of the 29th Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Scholarly Paper Competition and he was honored with UC Davis School of Law’s Distinguished Teaching Award.