by Carol Thompson President Obama recently announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) is finalizing updated Military Lending Act rules that close harmful loopholes to better protect our troops and their families from financial abuse. For too long, predatory loans...
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...
by Carol Thompson What started as a blender purchase has become a mishmash of allegations against Internet giant Amazon. In court papers filed April 15, Andrea Fagerstrom and Allen Wiseley allege that Amazon should not be allowed to hold customers to its...
by Carol Thompson Arbitration has been a hot topic in recent weeks due to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s report to Congress on the impact of mandatory arbitration agreements in consumer contracts. But, consumer contracts aren’t exclusive to...
