{"id":205,"date":"2015-11-24T09:29:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T15:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.masstortlawyerblog.com\/?p=205"},"modified":"2018-04-23T11:35:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T16:35:37","slug":"investigative-report-reveals-arbitration-clauses-are-interfering-with-consumer-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/investigative-report-reveals-arbitration-clauses-are-interfering-with-consumer-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigative Report Reveals Arbitration Clauses are Interfering with Consumer Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A recent investigative <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/01\/business\/dealbook\/arbitration-everywhere-stacking-the-deck-of-justice.html?_r=2\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> from the\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em> suggests that many contracts that consumers sign on a regular basis include severe and harsh provisions that effectively abolish the consumers&#8217; rights to combat unfair and deceptive business practices. Most of these contracts are lengthy, complex, and difficult to understand, discouraging consumers from digging too deeply into the provisions and the impact of what they may be signing. Cell phone contracts are one of the most common examples of this type of contract, but they can also come with certain product purchases or even medical services.<\/p>\n<p>The article discusses some specific examples involving credit card contracts, which impose an arbitration requirement on the signing\u00a0party. Arbitration is a process that supplants the traditional judicial system and right to a jury. In an arbitration, the parties meet with a single, agreed upon arbitrator who is often a former lawyer or judge. The arbitrator&#8217;s decision is binding on the parties, and the parties are virtually precluded from bringing an action in court. In many cases, these arbitration requirement provisions will also specify the venue where the arbitration must take place, the set of arbitration rules that will apply, and who will be responsible for the cost of the arbitration.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/investigative-report-reveals-arbitration-clauses-are-interfering-with-consumer-rights\/#more-205\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent investigative report from the\u00a0New York Times suggests that many contracts that consumers sign on a regular basis include severe and harsh provisions that effectively abolish the consumers&#8217; rights to combat unfair and deceptive business practices. 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