Consumer Advocates to CFPB: Write Rule Empowering Consumers to Choose Arbitration Post-Dispute
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

A coalition of leading consumer advocacy groups has petitioned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) to promulgate a rule allowing financial consumers the option to arbitrate after a dispute arises.

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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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SEC Submits Staff Report to Congress on Investment Adviser Arbitration: Bombshells Galore
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 By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher and Editor-in-Chief*

Just ahead of a late June deadline, the SEC submitted a staff report to the Congress on investment adviser arbitration.

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UPDATE: Parties Agree to Vacate FINRA Panel’s $36+ Million Award Against Oppenheimer
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The parties have stipulated to a Consent Order vacating a massive Award rendered against Oppenheimer by a FINRA 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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SEC Seems to be Facing a Late June Deadline to Report to Congress on Investor Adviser Arbitration
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By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

By our reckoning, the SEC may be facing a looming late June deadline to report to Congress on investment adviser arbitration.

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