Blind justice: Arbitrators have immunity from lawsuits- Part II

Blind justice: Arbitrators have immunity from lawsuits- Part II

by Carol Thompson Each year, hundreds, if not thousands, of people who have a dispute with a company or employer find themselves in arbitration, often unwittingly because they didn’t read the fine print in a contract or service agreement.  Arbitration is...
Blind justice: Arbitrators have immunity from lawsuits- Part I

Blind justice: Arbitrators have immunity from lawsuits- Part I

  by Carol Thompson It’s up to the parties of an arbitration to carefully research the background of the arbitrator who will be hearing the case, according to the courts and the largest arbitration organization in the United States–the American...
Civil Forfeiture Puts Bank Accounts – and More – At Risk

Civil Forfeiture Puts Bank Accounts – and More – At Risk

by C.J. McKinney Carole Hinders runs a little Mexican restaurant in Iowa called Mrs. Lady’s Mexican Food.  She’s been in business for nearly forty years.  But when the IRS seized her bank accounts in 2013 and left her business in ruins, this law-abiding...
Civil Forfeiture: Policing for Profit Violates Civil Rights

Civil Forfeiture: Policing for Profit Violates Civil Rights

by C.J. McKinney You’re a longtime restaurant owner who’s never committed a crime, but because you regularly deposit suspect amounts of cash in the bank, the IRS seizes your accounts. You’re a grandmother whose grandson sold a bit of pot on the street out front, so...