George Friedman

This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog.  The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) has posted case statistics through August, with trends continuing to show a comparatively strong year in arbitration filings – especially industry cases – and a continued drop-off in…

This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog.  The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. A coalition of leading consumer advocacy groups has petitioned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) to promulgate a rule allowing financial consumers the option to arbitrate after a dispute arises. The…

This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog.  The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. The Supreme Court will be back in session on October 2. Here are some arbitration-centric cases worth tracking, as suggested by SCOTUSBlog. Certiorari Petitions this summer were filed in matters involving arbitration….

This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog.  The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. Relying on recently-announced Eleventh Circuit precedent — that the grounds set forth in FAA section 10 are the sole basis for challenging “foreign” awards under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement…

This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog.  The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. CSID recently released updated caseload stats. Although we tend to think that most investment disputes in the U.S. are resolved by FINRA, this is not entirely accurate. A case in point:…

This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog.  The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. A new survey of over 1,000 American consumers: “reveal[s] that most consumers do not pay attention to, let alone understand, arbitration clauses in their everyday lives.” We excerpt below verbatim in bullet format…

This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog.  The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. The Ninth Circuit has acted on the remand from SCOTUS on whether FAA section 1 exempts delivery drivers, sticking with its original holding that it does. Domino’s Pizza had asked the…

This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog.  The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. The California Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that, even though a California Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) Plaintiff’s individual claims have been referred to arbitration, they have standing to assert representative…

This post first appeared on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog.  The blog’s editor-in-chief is George H. Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arbitartion Resolution Services, Inc. Just ahead of a late June deadline, the SEC submitted a staff report to the Congress on investment adviser arbitration. To say the report expresses concerns is an understatement. Introduction We reported…