A consumer's nightmare: A victim of forced arbitration tells his story
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sCUmXfy03c] In 2007, John Perz (whose story has been covered by Consumer Reports, and who tells his own story here) bought a used car from a local lot in San...
View ArticleI wouldn’t sign the document
Yesterday evening I met with a financial advisor from a large financial company. The meeting was going well and I was ready to sign on for much-needed financial advice until we started discussing the...
View ArticleSupreme Court decides another case in favor of corporate power
From the Consumer Law & Policy Blog: A divided Supreme Court today dealt a major blow to consumers and employees seeking to challenge arbitration agreements on the ground that they are unfair or...
View ArticleThe push for arbitration fairness continues
When the Supreme Court ruled last week in favor of Rent-A-Center in another controversial 5-4 decision, the justices again put the interests of corporations above those of the people. The New York...
View ArticleSen. Franken condemns 5-4 decision in Rent-a-Center v. Jackson
From Consumer Law & Policy Blog: On the Senate floor, Senator Al Franken condemned the Supreme Court’s decision in Rent-A-Center v. Jackson (in which a 5-4 majority of the Court upheld the power of...
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Kagan hearings shine light on injustice of forced arbitration
Gupta The forced arbitration of claims arising out of statutory protections for consumers and employees has become a hot topic at the Kagan hearings. The parade of comments by Senators started even...
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Let’s hope Elizabeth Warren gets "The Colbert Bump"
Famed comedian and talk show host Stephen Colbert has long acknowledged “The Colbert Bump,” meaning the increased popularity of a person, website or issue after appearing as a guest or discussed on...
View ArticleHopeful in St. Louis
All around the country, newspapers’ consumer journalists are taking notice and reporting on the injustice of forced arbitration. Most recently, Matthew Hathaway, columnist for the St. Louis-Post...
View ArticlePublic attention on critical Supreme Court case is growing
Next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in AT&T v. Concepcion, a significant case that will decide whether corporations can use the fine print of their contracts to ban consumers...
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An Anniversary You’re Forced to Remember
Friday marks the anniversary of a Supreme Court decision that you are probably unaware of, but will be forced to live with if you end up in a dispute with a corporation. One year after a U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleWe talked last week, did you miss it?
Last week my colleague Rick Claypool and I hosted our second online conversation with Public Citizen activists. Thanks to everyone who tuned in! Here’s the video in case you weren’t able to make it: In...
View ArticlePublic Citizen Fights Back Against Murray Energy Defamation Suit
Statement of Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen Note: Public Citizen late Monday filed a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against the organization in August by Murray Energy...
View ArticleBig banks have license to steal, and you can help stop it
By Robert Weissman The big banks want an effective license to steal. And they are counting on you to give it to them. You would never knowingly agree to any such thing, right? But did you ever wonder...
View ArticleAmericans Agree That They Should Not Have to Subsidize Predatory Schools
Public Citizen and Americans for Financial Reform have collected more than 21,000 signatures from people in agreement: Students deserve their day in court if universities are ripping them off — and the...
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