Tucked in the fine print of health insurance, cell phone, car rental, credit card, nursing home, employment, construction, and even home repair contracts, to name a few, are forced arbitration clauses. If you don't know what forced arbitration is, it's...
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In many situations, arbitration can be seen as a good thing. A supposedly impartial third party can help two parties that can't agree find a common ground, resulting in a settlement that is mutually fair and beneficial to all involved. ...
With all the recent news of the royal wedding, the death of Bin Laden and the horrific flooding through much of the country, you may have missed a recent Supreme Court decision that affects all of us. If you missed...
Would this headline surprise you? "Cell Phone Giant Rips Off Customers." Maybe not. But what about this one? "Cell Phone Giant Rips Off Customers, Wants New Law Saying It's OK." That one might just catch your attention. I know it...
The fate of consumer and employee class actions will rest in the hands of the Supreme Court this November. In AT&T v. Concepcion, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether corporations can ban class actions in the fine print of...
Could the end of unfair forced binding arbitration be near? Yesterday Bank of America stepped up to the plate and announced a bold move -they will no longer require its customers to resolve their disputes in the unfair system of forced...
According to an eye-opening BusinessWeek article, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson announced that the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) the same company she recently filed suit against, has agreed to stop deciding consumer arbitration cases! In an explosive suit filed on...
Breaking news -A lawsuit filed today by the Minnesota Attorney General filed against the National Arbitration Forum alleges "consumer fraud, false advertising and deceptive trade practices by 'misrepresenting its independence' and hiding its 'extensive ties' to the collection industry." The...
This week brings news that the National Consumer Law Center and Public Justice's Mandatory Arbitration Abuse Prevention Project helped win a major victory for consumers. In Komarova v. National Credit Acceptance, Inc., the California Court of Appeal held -- as...
April 29, has been designated as Arbitration Fairness Day in Washington, D.C.As Americans for Fairness in Lending and more than sixty other national groups explained in a letter to Congress, there is nothing wrong with arbitration if it is "agreed...
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