The New York Times three-part series highlighting forced arbitration has prompted Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) to call on the leading providers of arbitration services to address concerns about the...
by Carol Thompson It is not possible to appeal an arbitration award to a court on the usual appellate grounds under federal or state law. Under the Federal Arbitration Act, which governs most arbitrations, a party may petition a court to modify or vacate an...
by Carol Thompson While the Arbitration Fairness Act (H.R. 1844, S. 878) sits idly in Washington, over a dozen state attorney general’s are appealing for change. Late last year 16 state attorney generals wrote to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
