Posts tagged arbitration

• Proposed Legislation Would Prohibit Arbitration Clauses in Cell Phone Agreements

  Brett Rivkind | October 05, 2011 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Senator Richard Blumenthal, from Connecticut, and Senator Al Franken, Minnesota, have introduced a bill that would prohibit cell phone companies from placing binding arbitration clauses in the cell...

• Appeals Court Addresses Arbitration Clause Involving Claim by Crewmember for Sexual Assault

  Brett Rivkind | September 26, 2011 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I have previously blogged about arbitration clauses in seamen’s employment agreements. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has recently issued decisions addressing the enforceability of the...

• Nursing Home Fairness Fought By Industry

  Eddie Farah | September 12, 2008 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Binding arbitration. You might not know what means, but look in the fine print of most contracts these days. There is a line or two that agrees to let any dispute be settled by a panel, usually that...