Senator Al Franken, among others, has reintroduced legislation to eliminate mandatory arbitration in employment, civil rights, and consumer cases. The so-called Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 (S. 987
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Sometimes When You Win, You Really Lose — Rent-a-Center v. Jackson
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Rent-a-Center v. Jackson. The justices split 5-4 (with Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito in the majority). The opinion reversed…
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