Posts tagged arbitration

• Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act Does Not Become Law

  Billy Cunningham | May 30, 2009 9:05 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  In January I wrote a blog on S. Bill 2838, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. This bill never became law. The last action taken by the Senate on the bill was in September when it was reported...

• ABA to Consider Resolution Curtailing the Arbitraiton Fairness Act

  Billy Cunningham | May 04, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Paul Bland, a staff attorney with Public Justice in Washington, D.C. and a leading advocate for consumers is asking attorneys who are members of the American Bar Association to contact colleagues...

• Arbitrators do not have to follow the law

  Pete Burns | March 17, 2009 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Arbitration is an illogical procedure for dispute resolution in our society. Arbitration clauses are buried in consumer contracts of all sorts and until you have a legal problem most people either...

• Beware of Arbitration

  Pete Burns | February 10, 2009 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Arbitration is expensive and favors business over consumers. Furthermore, it is an arrogant concept based upon the notion that industry insiders are better able to deliver justice than judges and...

• The Arbitration Fairness Act Of 2009 - Get Behind It

  Pete Mackey | February 10, 2009 4:32 PM | 3 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  This week, Congressman Hank Johnson from Atlanta, Georgia will introduce the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. This is an act which would prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer,...

• My New House Is A Lemon - Will You Take My Case?

  Pete Mackey | January 08, 2009 5:37 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  You have been in your brand new house for four months. It was kind of scary draining your savings account for the down payment and your new monthly payment is $350 more than the rent you were paying...

• Nursing Homes Demanding Arbitration/How To Draft A Power Of Attorney To Prevent Arbitration

  Billy Cunningham | June 24, 2008 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  How to draft a Power of Attorney to prevent binding arbitration in Nursing Home cases.

• U.S. Senate debates nursing home arbitration requirements

  Wendi Lewis | June 18, 2008 6:25 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A special joint meeting of the U.S. Senate Judiciary and U.S. Aging Committee met this morning to discuss the issue of mandatory arbitration. The specific issue at hand was S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act.