House Bill Introduced to Limit PDAA Use for Servicemembers
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

A bill has been introduced in the House to curb predispute arbitration agreement (“PDAA”) use in a range of transactions involving servicemembers.

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FINRA Issues Long-Awaited Regulatory Notice in the Highly Restrictive 2023 Expungement Rule Changes
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By Harry A. Jacobowitz, Esq.

The Notice announces an effective date of October 16, 2023 for the new, restrictive rules, beginning a countdown for the last chance to preserve the opportunity to expunge many customer complaints from the Central Records Depository (CRD).

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Ninth Circuit After SCOTUS Remand: Upon Further Review, We’re Good with Our Original Decision
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The Ninth Circuit has acted on the remand from SCOTUS on whether FAA section 1 exempts delivery drivers,

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California Supreme Court: PAGA Plaintiff May Assert Representative Claims
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The California Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that, even though a California Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) Plaintiff’s individual claims have been referred to arbitration,

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FINRA Panel Awards Broker $2.5 Million and U5 Reformation Over Stinging Partial Dissent
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By Harry A. Jacobowitz, Esq.*

A registered representative won a big award of monetary damages against his former employer from a majority of a three-member arbitration panel,

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Third Circuit Finally Rules on J&J’s Rejection of Shareholders’ Arbitration Proposal
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The issue of shareholder arbitration is in the news again, this time another court decision on Johnson &

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