What Was the Ruling in Lopez V

question 88

Multiple Choice

What was the ruling in Lopez v. Kmart Corporation, the case in the text regarding whether a minor could disaffirm an arbitration clause in an employment contract?

• A) Plaintiff did not enter into a valid arbitration agreement with his employer because he was a minor, and therefore the agreement was a nullity.
• B) Plaintiff entered into a valid arbitration agreement with his employer, but the employer properly exercised its right to void the contract.
• C) Plaintiff entered into a valid arbitration agreement with his employer, but the employer failed to exercise its right to void the contract.
• D) Plaintiff entered into a valid arbitration agreement with his employer, but properly exercised his statutory right of disaffirmance, thereby rescinding the arbitration contract and rending it a nullity.
• E) Plaintiff entered into a valid arbitration agreement with his employer, but did not properly exercise his statutory right of disaffirmance, thereby he was required to arbitrate.

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