Arbitration & Mediation

ADR Editorial Focus in MCC
The August issue of Metropolitan Corporate Counsel devotes a whole section to alternative dispute resolution. Check out the good reads:Anti-Arbitration Bills Imperil the Universal Benefits of Consumer ArbitrationThe Important Role of Accountants In Dispute ResolutionHigh Growth Spells High RiskAlternative Dispute Resolution of Tax Issues: Techniques Using IRS AppealsLearning the Language of

Arbitration: "Be Careful What You Wish For"
Not long ago arbitration was one of the darlings of the anti-court, anti-lawyer crowd. Courts and lawyers cheated poor people and arbitration was a solution. Now mandatory arbitration clauses are common in consumer industries and there is a bill pending...

Anti-arbitration bills moving in the House
On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law passed out three anti-mandatory arbitration bills, which will now go to the full committee for action...

In the Senate, anti-arbitration bills moving, too
Judging by the flurry of committee action, looks like there will be a congressional vote this year on at least one anti-arbitration bill. The Senate Judiciary Committee today is marking up S...

Jean Sternlight on Governmental Imposition of Arbitration on Companies in Consumer Disputes
Jean R. Sternlight of UNLV, a frequent critic of binding arbitration clauses, discusses whether it would be acceptable and constitutional for the government to impose arbitration on companies in consumer disputes in "In Defense of Mandatory Arbitration (If Imposed on...

More on the National Arbitration Forum
We have blogged frequently about binding pre-dispute arbitration in consumer contracts, including here, here, and here about the alleged bias of the National Arbitration Forum, one of the major private arbitration companies...

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 3
Other Benefits

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 4
Where to get help

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 2
Training, Healthcare, and Death Benefits

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
How to recover billing errors

NCAA Sued for Conspiracy and Anti-competitive Practices Related to Athletic Scholarships
NCAA Sued for Conspiracy and Anti-competitive Practices Related to Athletic Scholarships

Qiao Xing Universal Telephone
settles class action for $2.4 million

Sea Star Agrees $18.5M Settlement in Anti-trust Class Action
Sea Star Agrees $18.5M Settlement in Anti-trust Class Action

New York, NY and the NYPD
alleging false arrest for violating an unconstitutional anti-loitering law.

Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits
Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits

Retired Steel Workers Win Pension Benefits Class Action for $51 Million
Retired Steel Workers Win Pension Benefits Class Action for $51 Million