Petco Gets Sales Tax Class Action Sent to Individual Arbitration

Petco Health and Wellness Co. won’t have to fight a class action on allegations it didn’t account for coupon discounts when calculating sales taxes, after a federal judge sent the case to individual arbitration.

The US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania rejected Noah R. Jordan’s argument that the arbitration clause in the Pals Rewards Program agreement doesn’t apply to his claims. “The Court holds that in light of the broad language of the arbitration clause, coupled with the strong federal presumption in favor of arbitration, there is no question that the claims asserted by Jordan fall ...