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Litigants Beware: New York Courts Admonish Entanglement in Arbitration Proceedings

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Arbitration can be an effective alternative for parties seeking to avoid drawn-out and costly litigation. As a result, it has become common practice for parties to negotiate arbitration clauses into their agreements....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report, Summer 2020

Is it just us or does March 4 — the date of our last issue — feel like a million years ago? Like you, and not necessarily in this order, we have been: doing our work; keeping up with COVID-19-related laws, guidance, and...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

The Disturbingly Cozy Relationship Between FINRA And PIABA

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What exists at the point where PIABA’s transparent self-interest in getting paid and FINRA’s historical lack of transparency about who is actually driving its agenda regarding arbitrations? This: a late December decision by...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - August 2017

Deferred Vacation Policy Lawful, California Appellate Court Rules - Why it matters - A vacation policy that employees do not begin to earn vacation time until after their first year of employment is lawful, the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Seeks Information on Class Action Claims Rates

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that to study the effectiveness of various class action settlement notice programs, it has issued orders to eight claims administrators requiring them to provide information on...more

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CFPB seeking approval to conduct telephone survey of credit card holders for arbitration study

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The CFPB is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in connection with...more

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CFPB responds to arbitration study inquiry from Republican House members

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Last April, the CFPB announced that it was beginning its study of consumer arbitration as mandated by Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Last week, nearly a year after that announcement, David Silberman, the CFPB’s Associate...more

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