In a legal dispute that pits a former customer against LegalZoom, the plaintiff has recently contended that the online legal service provider’s efforts to compel arbitration in a proposed class action lawsuit should be rejected. The class action accuses LegalZoom of engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The plaintiff’s argument, presented to a New Jersey federal judge, centers on the assertion that LegalZoom did not provide an adequate explanation for what it claims to be a binding arbitration agreement. This inadequacy, according to the former customer, undermines the enforceability of such an agreement in resolving the matter.
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