This case involved credit card companies and banks allegedly fixing currency conversion fees charged to cardholders making foreign purchases. The court allowed the antitrust price-fixing claims to move forward but required some customers with arbitration agreements in their card contracts to pursue claims through arbitration instead of court. For subcontractors, this shows that arbitration clauses in contracts are enforceable and can prevent class action lawsuits.
Arbitration clauses in your contracts are legally binding and will likely force disputes into private arbitration rather than court, even for group claims