Check-cashing firm’s arbitration clause enforceable 
Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: arbitration, consumer protection, payday loan, predatory lending
A check-cashing business could enforce an updated version of an arbitration clause included in its delayed-deposit customer agreements, the Mississippi Court of Appeals has ruled.
Beneficiary must arbitrate claims against trustee
Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: arbitration, wills and trusts
A trust beneficiary was bound by a trust arbitration provision when suing a trustee for misappropriation of assets, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Arbitration subject to state statute of limitations
Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: arbitration, statute of limitations
The state statute of limitations applied to bar arbitration claims brought by the clients of a financial services company, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Lawmakers renew bid to ban mandatory arbitration
Published: May 10, 2013
Tags: arbitration, Arbitration Fairness Act, consumer protection
Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., has reintroduced a bill that would prohibit the enforcement of mandatory arbitration clauses against employees and consumers.
Aflac could arbitrate death benefits dispute
Published: May 3, 2013
Tags: accidental death benefits, Aflac, arbitration, insurance
American Family Life Assurance Company (Aflac) could compel arbitration of state-law claims challenging the distribution of death benefits under an accident insurance policy, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
KeyBank could enforce arbitration clause
Published: April 16, 2013
Tags: arbitration, consumer protection, student loans
KeyBank could enforce an arbitration clause in its student loan agreements when sued for violating California consumer protection law, the en banc 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Employee must arbitrate ‘pattern-or-practice’ suit
Published: March 26, 2013
Tags: arbitration, class action, sex discrimination, Title VII
An employer could compel arbitration when sued by a former female employee for engaging in a continuing pattern or practice of sex discrimination, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
Payday lender can’t enforce online arbitration clause
Published: March 20, 2013
Tags: arbitration, consumer protection, payday loans
A payday lender could not enforce an arbitration clause included in its online loan application form, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Estate isn’t bound by nursing home’s arbitration clause
Published: March 7, 2013
Tags: arbitration, nursing home litigation, wrongful death
The estate of a nursing home resident was not bound by an arbitration agreement executed upon her admission, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Benchmarks: NFL’s arbitration clause ruled unenforceable
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 26, 2013
Tags: age discrimination, arbitration
The National Football League’s standard arbitration clause took a double hit this morning when a Missouri court refused to enforce it against two former employees of the Kansas City Chiefs who sued the team for age discrimination.
