5th Circuit: Louisiana Law Voids Arbitration Clause in Surplus Lines Policies June 7, 2024 By Ezra Amacher A panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a Louisiana statute voids the formation of...
Texas High Court: Wrongful Death Suit Against Gentlemen’s Club in Hands of Arbitrator March 31, 2022 By Ezra Amacher Three terms in a written contract between a gentlemen’s club and a deceased employee are not so unclear as to...
House Passes Ban on Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Misconduct Claims February 10, 2022 By Michelle L. Price The U.S. House has passed legislation barring contracts that force people to settle sexual assault or harassment cases through arbitration...
Alphabet Settles Suit Over Executives’ Exit Pay, Coverups Linked to Sexual Misconduct September 28, 2020 By Munsif Vengattil and Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc. on Friday settled a shareholder lawsuit that accused the Google parent of covering up lavish exit packages to...
Microsoft to Stop Requiring Arbitration for Employees’ Harassment, Bias Claims December 20, 2017 By Jing Cao Microsoft Corp. is eliminating a requirement that employees pursue sexual harassment and gender bias claims through arbitration instead of in...
Some Banks Already Follow Consumer Bureau’s Softer Arbitration Policy September 14, 2017 By Lisa Lambert Senator Elizabeth Warren, who opposes efforts to dismantle a new rule allowing customers to sue financial companies in class actions,...
California Lawmakers May Allow Consumers to Sue Banks Instead of Arbitration June 1, 2017 By Lisa Lambert California lawmakers are making headway on legislation to allow state residents to sue financial institutions for fraud, rather than letting...
Battle Against Forced Arbitration in Financial Contracts Could Take Years August 22, 2016 By Lisa Lambert A U.S. agency’s plans to ban forced arbitration clauses from financial contracts faces a tough road, with early reaction pointing...
Consumer Agency Seeks to Limit Financial Firms’ Arbitration Clauses October 7, 2015 By Sarah N. Lynch Banks and credit card companies may not force customers to sign away their legal rights to take part in class...
U.S. Consumer Bureau Moves to Restrict Mandatory Arbitration Clauses March 10, 2015 By Carter Dougherty Financial companies routinely use mandatory arbitration to block class-action lawsuits, making it difficult for consumers to win big payouts in...