By David E. Robbins[1]
Assuming SEC approval, FINRA’s significant changes to its expungement procedures will be implemented some time this year.
By Harry A. Jacobowitz, Esq.***
A broker’s attempt to vacate an unfavorable New York arbitration decision through forum shopping in Colorado and an effectively uncontested vacatur proceeding,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Because the employee’s sexual harassment lawsuit predated the March 2022 effectiveness of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“EFASASHA”),
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) has posted case statistics for full-year 2022,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) has proposed a new rule seeking information from nonbanks on among other things arbitration and class action waivers.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The California statute allowing a consumer to evade an arbitration agreement if a business does not pay its share of arbitration fees does not require an affirmative finding from an arbitrator and applies to voluntary arbitration agreements.