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Class action limitiations are a hot topic - especially in arbitration | 04-08-2008
Analysis of: THE END OF CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS? | redtape.msnbc.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Depends on the jurisdiction. Many times the challenge is basaed on unconscionability. But don't count on it every place. It's a hot area that requires analysis by an attorney with a lot of experience. Comes up in credit card arbitration all the time. If there is any real interst in talking about the...

not so fast - class actions are here to stay | 04-07-2008
Analysis of: THE END OF CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS? | redtape.msnbc.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

challenges to clauses that try to exculpate class action loability have been the subject of as lot of law suits and there is little agreement as to whether or not such a clause is unconscionable. This is an area that is constantly moving in all directions at once. Great care must be taken when trying...

Elimination of mandatory arbitration: Implications for an already challenged credit market | 11-27-2007
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Winding through Washington’s legislative maze is the “Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007.” (HR 3010 and S 1782). If enacted into law, this Act would revolutionize arbitration as we know it in the United States and that prospect poses an imminent threat to banking institutions, employers, any business...

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