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.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Relying on recently-announced Eleventh Circuit precedent — that the grounds set forth in FAA section 10 are the sole basis for challenging “foreign” awards under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“UN Convention”),
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
A new survey of over 1,000 American consumers: “reveal[s] that most consumers do not pay attention to,
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,
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,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
A unanimous Indiana Supreme Court holds that a predispute arbitration agreement (“PDAA”) and class action waiver unilaterally added by the bank to its account agreement were not enforceable.
