Oct 9 2018
What’s Sauce For The Goose…
Consumers and employees often believe that mandatory arbitration clauses drag them into a forum they didn’t choose, to be heard before an arbitrator whose powers are virtually unreviewable, who will […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Oct 2 2018
Enforcement Of “Customized” Arbitration Agreements
One benefit of arbitration is that parties of equal bargaining power can provide for a method of settling disputes which is alternative to the court system. A negotiated arbitration agreement, […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Sep 25 2018
What Arbitration Clause? Illiteracy As A Defense To Arbitration
I admit I was surprised to find that a person can agree to a written arbitration clause, even though he or she is illiterate. I was even more surprised to […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Sep 24 2018
10 Common Questions about Employment Contracts
Our previous blog posts, “10 Common Questions about Severance Agreements” and “10 (More) Common Questions about Severance Agreements,” have helped a number of people who are trying to negotiate their […]
Posted by Joshua R. Goodbaum in Commentary
Sep 18 2018
Mafia Should Have Used Binding Class Action Waivers
“Payday loans” are a modern device intended to avoid interest rate regulations and financial disclosure laws. So-called “salary lenders” who engage in these predatory loan arrangements concentrate on low-income families […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Sep 11 2018
It’s My Game, But I’m Not Playing
I love the names companies use to label the mandatory arbitration programs they impose on their employees. Today, we can enjoy the workings of the “Fairness in Action Program” used […]
Posted by Joseph D. Garrison in Commentary
Dec 22 2017
Happy Holidays from Garrison!
On behalf of all the attorneys and staff at Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C., we wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. […]