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CFPB Seeks Input on Study of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/18/2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has launched the preliminary stage of its study into the use of mandatory arbitration clauses by issuing a Request for Information to the public asking for suggestions about how...more

Some views from the other side

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/10/2012

We think two posts by Deepak Gupta that recently appeared on the Consumer Law & Policy Blog make for interesting reading. Last July, on our blog, we wrote about how the hiring of Mr. Gupta by the CFPB’s Office of General...more

CFPB Investigates Benefit of Arbitration Agreements

by Venable LLP on 5/1/2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau) has started a process that could lead to the eventual unraveling of recent Supreme Court decisions that have upheld consumer arbitration in class-action lawsuits...more

PME : comment lutter efficacement contre les contrefaçons

by Pierre BREESE on 2/14/2012

Présentation lors du colloque de l'Union des Fabricants. Propositions pour faciliter la lutte contre la contrefaçon subie par une PME...more

Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Pre-dispute Arbitration Clause in Credit Card Agreements

by Victoria Holstein-Childress on 2/8/2012

This article by Victoria Holstein-Childress discusses mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer financial services contracts and the Supreme Court's January 2012 decision in Compucredit v. Greenwood. In...more

Second Circuit (Again) Rules that Arbitration Clauses that Diminish Vindication of Federal Claims are Not Enforceable

by Victoria Holstein-Childress on 2/4/2012

This article by Victoria Holstein-Childress discusses mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer financial services contracts and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals' February 2012 decision in In re American...more

Exploring Consumer Arbitration Provisions after CompuCredit v. Greenwood

by Venable LLP on 1/25/2012

In this presentation; - Introduction - How we got here… - Credit Repair Organizations Act - CompuCredit v. Greenwood and AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion - Looking to the Horizon – What’s next? -...more

Supreme Court Rings in New Year with Another Ruling in Favor of Arbitration

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/16/2012

Compucredit Corp. v. Greenwood, decided January 10, 2012 is the latest in a series of U.S. Supreme Court opinions that have come down firmly on the side of the enforceability of consumer arbitration agreements. Lining up 8-1...more

GMA Condo Alert! (Winter 2012 edition)

by Chris Jaglowitz on 1/15/2012

Now that "the winter that never was" is finally over, we can safely reveal the Winter 2012 edition of our newsletter, featuring the Top 10 Condo Law Cases of 2011. Those of you contemplating a lawsuit or already up to your...more

Supreme Court and Congress Focus on Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements

by Victoria Holstein-Childress on 1/13/2012

This article by Victoria Holstein-Childress and reprinted from the Westlaw Journal, Corporate Officers & Directors Liability, discusses mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer financial services contracts and...more

Scott v Terminix International

Arbitration Award for $1,000,000 plus costs

by Thomas Campbell on 1/11/2012

Terminix was taken to task for intentionally defrauding a lawyer and his family. Terminix knew it could not and would not prevent termite damage in the family's home. When the family insisted that Terminix repair all of the...more

Sargeant v Terminix International

Arbitrator's Award

by Thomas Campbell on 12/16/2011

Terminix lied to an ordained pastor and his wife about the condition of a Newport Arkansas home they bought. Terminix said all damage in the house was repaired. In truth, it needed to be torn down. The managers responsible...more

Class Action Waivers in Commercial Agreements: Comparing Their Treatment in the US and Canada by Jennifer Dolman and Matt Thompson

by Jennifer Dolman on 12/1/2011

This article first appeared in the December 2011 issue of LJN’s Franchising Business & Law Alert. It discusses the treatment of class action waivers in commercial agreements (including franchise agreements) in the US...more

Arbitration Review of the Americas 2012: Commercial Arbitration and the Canadian Justice System: Recent Decisions of the Supreme...

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 11/8/2011

Originally published in The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2012. Commercial arbitration – both domestic and international – is an established and frequently employed dispute resolution mechanism in Canada, and one...more

Supreme Court Takes Up Credit Repair Case on Arbitration: Implications for Credit Counseling Agencies

by Venable LLP on 10/14/2011

AICCCA's The Independent Counselor On October 11, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood, which asks the question whether claims arising under the Credit Repair Organizations...more

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