Posts tagged arbitration

• Do You Sign Your Doctor's Arbitration Agreement

  Todd Slaughter | June 25, 2009 8:30 PM | 1 CommentRedding, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There is an increasing trend in the medical community to have patients sign off on a Doctor's Agreement that includes an Arbitration Clause. When a patient signs such an agreement he/she is...

• Mandatory Arbitration Forces U.S. Citizens to Give Up Their Constitutional Right to a Jury Trial

  Claude Wyle | February 11, 2012 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Over the last few decades, the most important cases pertaining to mandatory binding arbitration heard by the U.S. Supreme Court have been decided 5-4 — with the dissenting four dissenting...

• First Year Lawyer Discuss Medical Arbitration Agreements with First Year Doctor

  Todd Slaughter | July 01, 2009 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  When Worlds Collide: First Year Lawyer talks with First Year Resident-Doctor about Arbitration Agreements When it comes to personal injury and Arbitration Agreements, lawyers and doctors can share...

• Blue Cross Must Face Juries in Health Plan Cancellation Cases

  Ray Mattison | April 24, 2008 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Court of Appeals rejects attempts of Blue Cross of California to avoid a jury trial in a class action brought by consumers whose health policies were canceled after they incurred large medical bills.

• Federal Court Reinstates Antitrust Class Action Suit Against Banks

  Shehnaz Bhujwala | April 28, 2008 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a class action lawsuit by credit card holders that alleges some of the nation's biggest banks illegally calluded to force customers to use arbitration instead of the courts to settle disputes. The Associated ...