Stevenson
Stevenson v. Sirius XM Radio Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 Case No. 23-cv-02367-WHO AYANA STEVENSON, et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO v.
COMPEL ARBITRATION AND
DISMISSING CASE SIRIUS XM RADIO INC., Re: Dkt. No.
12 Defendant.
14 Plaintiffs Ayana Stevenson, David Ambrose, and Liza Ramirez brought this action on 15 behalf of a putative class of California Sirius XM subscribers to challenge what they describe as a 16 “deceptive pricing scheme whereby Sirius XM falsely advertises its music plans at lower prices 17 than it actually charges.” First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), ¶ 1. Defendant Sirius XM Radio, 18 Inc. (“Sirius XM”) seeks to compel plaintiffs to arbitration pursuant to the arbitration provision in 19 the Sirius XM Customer Agreement. Plaintiffs oppose, arguing that provisions in the Customer 20 Agreement’s “Class Action Waiver” violate California public policy, are unenforceable, and as a 21 result trigger a “poison pill” nullifying the entire arbitration…