Nursing home can’t enforce arbitration clause 
Published: January 24, 2013
Tags: American Arbitration Association, arbitration, nursing home litigation, wrongful death
A nursing home sued for wrongful death could not enforce an arbitration agreement that specified an alternate dispute resolution agency that is no longer in the business of health care arbitrations, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Online arbitration tool launches
Published: December 17, 2012
Tags: ADR, alternative dispute resolution, American Arbitration Association, arbitration, Clausebuilder
The American Arbitration Association has announced the launch of what it calls the first online arbitration and mediation tool, known as ClauseBuilder.
Lori Swanson: Leveling the playing field for consumers
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: December 10, 2009
Tags: American Arbitration Association, consumer credit card arbitration, National Arbitration Forum
She toppled the dominant player in debt arbitration in the country and changed the face of consumer credit card arbitration overnight.
Lori Swanson, Minnesota’s Attorney General, filed a consumer fraud suit against the National Arbitration Forum in July, alleging that the firm worked closely with creditors and debt collectors behind the scenes, against the interests of consumers while claiming to be a neutral forum.
