Forced Arbitration in the News 2013

Forced Arbitration in the News 2013

2013

New York Times, Dec. 29, 2013, A Tool Consumers Need

Talking Points Memo, Dec. 27, 2013, The Arbitration Trap

Los Angeles Times, Dec. 26, 2013, When the right to sue goes away

Consumerist, Dec. 12, 2013, CFPB Report Confirms That Banks & Credit Card Companies Are Taking Away Your Right To Sue

New York Times, Dec. 6, 2013, Warranty Clause Limits Hyundai Owners Rights 

Creditcards.com, Dec. 4, 2013, Card issuers soften mandatory arbitration rules 

Investment News, Sept. 15, 2013, BofA quashed on arbitration; Court denies request by bank, Merrill on overtime suit

The New York Times, Sept. 4, 2013, Schwab Case Casts Spotlight on Securities Arbitration and Its Flaws

Truthout, Aug. 29, 2013, “Horton” Hears a Stampeding Judicial Amendment

Consumerist, Aug. 22, 2013, Comcast Lawsuit Shows Why Mandatory Binding Arbitration Is Just Plain Evil

Consumerist, Aug. 21, 2013, TiVo Adds Mandatory Binding Arbitration For Customers: Here’s How To Opt Out

Investment News, Aug 18, 2013, Time to end mandatory arbitration

The Washington Times, June 16, 2013, When mandatory arbitration replaces litigation, consumers lose

The New York Times, June 14, 2013, Automakers Push Back Against Consumer Protections

Voice of San Diego, May 23, 2013, Justice for Sale, Part Two: Ignoring the Law

Voice of San Diego, Aug. 12, 2013, Judge Who Ruled Against Arbitration Activist Now an Arbitrator

Voice of San Diego, July 15, 2013, Billboard Seeks to Name and Shame in Arbitration Case

Voice of San Diego, July 5, 2013 Arbitration Results Will Stay Secret, for Now

The Huffington Post, June 21, 2013, Supreme Court Approves Use of Faux Arbitration to Eliminate Consumer Rights

Mother Jones, June 20, 2013, The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Big Business to Screw the Little Guy

The Atlantic Wire, June 20, 2013, The Problem with the Supreme Court’s AmEx Decision, Class Action, and You

Voice of San Diego, May 28, 2013, Justice for Sale, Part Three: The War on Consumer Class Actions

Hometown Source, May 7, 2013, Franken reintroduces legislation to restore consumers, workers, and small businesses’ right to seek justice through court

Reuters via Chicago Tribune, May 3, 2013, States urge SEC to halt forced investor arbitrations

Bankrate.com, May 1, 2013, Arbitration: Strategies for fighting it

Reuters, April 30, 2013, Lawmakers urge U.S. SEC to bar forced Wall Street arbitration

InvestmentNews, April 21, 2013, Aguilar spot-on about mandatory arbitration

Reuters, April 16, 2013, U.S. SEC’s Aguilar urges end to mandatory arbitration agreements

The New York Times, April 1, 2013, After Boom-Boom Room, Fresh Tactics to Fight Bias

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, March 30, 2013, Hightower: Corporate kangaroo courts supplant our Seventh Amendment rights

Thomson Reuters News & Insight, March 21 2013, 2nd Circuit squelches Title VII exception to mandatory arbitration

Automotive News, March 20 2013, U.S. scrutiny of dispute provisions in loan contracts threatens dealerships

The Nation, March 15, 2013, Small Print, Big Problem (Part II: Remedies)

The Nation, March 14, 2013, Small Print, Big Problem (Part I: Diagnosis)

DailyFinance, March 7, 2013, Forced Arbitration: Killing the Right to Sue Big Companies, One TOS Agreement at a Time

Thomson Reuters News & Insight, March 5, 2013, Analysis: SEC arbitration stance may leave investors in the lurch

New York Times, Feb. 28, 2013, Justices Appear Skeptical Over a Challenge to Required Arbitration

New York Times, Feb. 26, 2013, Schwab May Apply Class-Action Victory to Pending Cases

Mother Jones, Feb. 26, 2013, This Supreme Court Case Could Give Corporations Even More Power to Screw Consumers

Media Matters, Feb. 22, 2013, Media Cover Boat Disaster But Not The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand Even More Power To Corporations

National Law Journal, Feb. 12, 2013, Arbitration case this term could lead to broadest ruling against class actions

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