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Nursing home can’t enforce arbitration clause

Pat Murphy — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:13:41 +0000

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.

The plaintiff admitted her husband to the defendant’s
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Online arbitration tool launches

Correy Stephenson — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:21:36 +0000

The American Arbitration Association has announced the launch of what it calls the first online arbitration and mediation tool, known as ClauseBuilder.

The tool – which can be found at www.clausebuilder.org – provides parties with the AAA’s standard arbitration agreement.

It then offers options if parties want to customize
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Lori Swanson: Leveling the playing field for consumers

Sylvia Hsieh — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:18:26 +0000

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
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