Court rules on Arbitration - Wife and children are not bound to arbitration |
Friday, 18 March 2005 |
HISTORY MAKING COURT DESICION Husband Bound by Arbitration Agreement, But Wife, Child Are Not A mobile home owner must arbitrate both contract and mold tort claims arising from alleged defects and mold exposure, but his wife and child were not parties to the purchase agreement and can pursue personal injury claims in court, a Louisiana appellate court ruled Feb. 16. Snyder v. Belmont Homes Inc., No. 2004 CA 0445 (La. App., 1st Cir.). |
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Court rules on Arbitration - Wife and children are not bound to arbitration |
Friday, 18 March 2005 |
HISTORY MAKING COURT DESICION Husband Bound by Arbitration Agreement, But Wife, Child Are Not A mobile home owner must arbitrate both contract and mold tort claims arising from alleged defects and mold exposure, but his wife and child were not parties to the purchase agreement and can pursue personal injury claims in court, a Louisiana appellate court ruled Feb. 16. Snyder v. Belmont Homes Inc., No. 2004 CA 0445 (La. App., 1st Cir.). |
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Groups Launch Nationwide Effort to Stop Use of Binding Mandatory Arbitration Clauses |
Saturday, 26 February 2005 |
Stop Use of Binding Mandatory Arbitration Clauses At a press conference, the groups released a 10-point platform for action, which includes the unveiling of two educational Web sites, a call for state and federal legislation, and a campaign to encourage consumers to avoid doing business with companies that use BMA clauses. Give Me Back My Rights - www.givemebackmyrights.org Call Before You Buy - www.callbeforeyoubuy.com See List of Participating Organizations and Press Release |
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Groups Launch Nationwide Effort to Stop Use of Binding Mandatory Arbitration Clauses |
Saturday, 26 February 2005 |
Stop Use of Binding Mandatory Arbitration Clauses At a press conference, the groups released a 10-point platform for action, which includes the unveiling of two educational Web sites, a call for state and federal legislation, and a campaign to encourage consumers to avoid doing business with companies that use BMA clauses. Give Me Back My Rights - www.givemebackmyrights.org Call Before You Buy - www.callbeforeyoubuy.com See List of Participating Organizations and Press Release |
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Binding Arbitration Coalition Infiormational Sites |
Saturday, 26 February 2005 |
Give Back My Rights - www.givemebackmyrights.org Call Before You Buy - www.callbeforeyoubuy.com |
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Binding Arbitration Coalition Infiormational Sites |
Saturday, 26 February 2005 |
Give Back My Rights - www.givemebackmyrights.org Call Before You Buy - www.callbeforeyoubuy.com |
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ABC News Part 2 - Binding Arbitration |
Thursday, 24 February 2005 |
Fine Print Binds Car Buyers Consumers Forced into Arbitration Process, Out of Courts Lloyd is one of thousands of consumers whose disputes with car dealers or manufacturers will not be settled in a court of law, but instead by a growing number of private arbitration companies, to the dismay of consumer activists and plaintiffs' lawyers...The NAF hires its own judges and advertises to companies, including car dealers, that the arbitration proceedings will be "kept private," will be "predictable" and will "put a stop to million-dollar lawsuits." |
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ABC News Part 2 - Binding Arbitration |
Thursday, 24 February 2005 |
Fine Print Binds Car Buyers Consumers Forced into Arbitration Process, Out of Courts Lloyd is one of thousands of consumers whose disputes with car dealers or manufacturers will not be settled in a court of law, but instead by a growing number of private arbitration companies, to the dismay of consumer activists and plaintiffs' lawyers...The NAF hires its own judges and advertises to companies, including car dealers, that the arbitration proceedings will be "kept private," will be "predictable" and will "put a stop to million-dollar lawsuits." |
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ABC News Special - Binding Arbitration |
Wednesday, 23 February 2005 |
Fine Print May Waive Legal Rights Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Reduce Consumer Rights "If you did a public survey, you would find that 99 percent of consumers are totally surprised that there's small print in there that doesn't allow them to go to court," said Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization. |
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ABC News Special - Binding Arbitration |
Wednesday, 23 February 2005 |
Fine Print May Waive Legal Rights Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Reduce Consumer Rights "If you did a public survey, you would find that 99 percent of consumers are totally surprised that there's small print in there that doesn't allow them to go to court," said Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization. |
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Public should keep right to day in court |
Tuesday, 04 January 2005 |
Within the United States, however, some in the business community are doing whatever they can to shake themselves free of the judicial system in favor of "binding arbitration" clauses in contracts that automatically send disputes to an arbitrator rather than a courtroom. Link: Click to read more |
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