When dealing with the ABC’s of arbitration, sometimes it’s what you don’t see that can hurt. Arbitration occurs when a consumer is, or feels, wronged and wants to take legal action. Arbitration clauses, contained in many contracts and agreements, give up a consumer’s...
(Story by Carol Thompson) When a party loses an arbitration the arbitrator can award legal fees to the prevailing party but there’s no remedy for the plaintiff to learn if the fees are actually paid to the lawyer. As previously reported, a resident of California...