by Carol Thompson Subscribe in iTunes For many credit card holders, new wording has been incorporated into arbitration clauses that provide an opt-out provision without penalty. In the past, those who opted out of arbitration clauses often found they were denied...
by Carol Thompson When an elderly person is placed in a nursing home or assisted community, the person signing them in is most often a spouse or family member. Because the experience can be traumatic for both the patient and the family, signing an agreement to...
by Carol Thompson The American Arbitration Association has revised the rules governing the construction industry, effective July 1, expanding the powers of the arbitrator and may alter traditional assumptions underlying the selection of arbitration as a dispute...
by Carol Thompson Three recent cases show that federal policy favoring arbitration is not absolute, according to Lexology. The controversy over arbitration has been brewing since early spring when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a lengthy report...
by Carol Thompson The Supreme Court of Alabama recently reversed an arbitration award after it found that one of the arbitrators had failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest. The case involved a dispute between a not-for-profit corporation administering a...
