On April 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Lamps Plus Inc., v. Varela, ___ 587 U.S. ___ (2019), clarifying whether a court can compel class action arbitration when the arbitration agreement is ambiguous concerning class action arbitration. 

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Recently, in Melendez v. Spin Cycle Laundromat, LLC, 188 Conn. App. 807 (2019), the Connecticut Appellate Court affirmed a trial court's decision to deny a plaintiff's motion to set aside a jury verdict rendered in favor of a laundromat defendant in a premises liability case.