DC Circuit Derails Effort to Evade Amtrak Arbitration Provision
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration Agreements, Consumer, Court Decisions, Non-Securities Arbitration, WaiverTags , , , , on December 31, 2021

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Passengers who had suffered no injury lacked Article III standing to challenge an arbitration clause in Amtrak’s Terms and Conditions.

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A New Congressional Attempt to Curb Arbitration Agreements: A More Focused Attack that’s also Doomed to Fail
Posted by secadmin Categories Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Federal, Legislation, NewsTags , , , , on February 14, 2016

By George H. Friedman*

As we entered the new year, I blogged on Consumer Arbitration: Five Things to look for in 2016.

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Seventh Circuit Declines to Challenge Constitutionality of SEC In-House Courts – For Now: Bebo v. SEC
Posted by Securities Litigation Alert Categories Court Decisions, Securities/Commodities RegulationTags , , on September 2, 2015

Generally speaking, the federal courts lack subject matter jurisdiction to intervene in pending investigative or administrative proceedings; truly exigent circumstances, threatening one’s constitutional rights,

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