26Feb2009
American Anti-Arbitration Legislation – A Threat?
Just over one week ago, two pieces of anti-arbitration legislation – the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 (H. R. 1020) and the Consumer Fairness Act of 2009 (H. R. 991) – were formally introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Both acts would limit the ability to arbitrate consumer disputes, and the Arbitration Fairness Act also would limit the ability to arbitrate employment disputes, franchise disputes, and disputes arising under statutes designed to protect civil rights. Nearly identical versions of these acts were introduced in 2007 but failed to make it past the committee stage. The introduction of these acts has led many members of the international arbitration community [...]
