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CFPB Will Seek Public Input on Proposed Rule on Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration Provisions

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In response to a petition filed last week by a number of consumer advocacy groups, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced that it will be seeking public input on a possible rule that would curtail...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Clauses for Business Customers in Consumer Class Action

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Business customers that agreed to arbitrate disputes cannot “piggyback” their claims onto a consumer class action in court, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

CFPB Rule Bars the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses to Prohibit Class Actions; Some Members of Congress Vow to Take Action to...

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This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) adopted a final rule prohibiting a broad range of financial firms from using mandatory arbitration clauses to bar class action suits and received wide press coverage....more

MoFo Reenforcement

The CFPB Issues Its Final Arbitration Rule

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Ending months of speculation and insider reading of tea leaves, on July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a final rule regarding the use of arbitration agreements in specified...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Construction Advisory: Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Developer’s Right to Consent to Removal of Mandatory Arbitration Provision...

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On June 5, 2017, the Colorado Supreme Court gave developers and contractors another reason to consider jumping back into the condominium construction market. By upholding the Colorado Court of Appeals decision in the Vallagio...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Draft Kings Class Action Argues Data Leak Revealed “Insider Trading” – But Can Case Survive Arbitration Clause?

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Draft Kings and Fan Duel, competing daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites, have been vying for attention by flooding the airwaves with a reported 60,000 commercials this year. However, a recent data leak has resulted in less...more

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Some Class-Action Waiver Clauses Continue to be Held Unenforceable, Even After Concepcion

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In a decision dated January 7, 2013, the California Court of Appeal invalidated a mandatory arbitration and class action waiver clause in an automobile sales contract, ruling that the arbitration clause was unconscionable and...more

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