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. PIABA has submitted a comment letter to the SEC, urging that its 5-year strategic plan include addressing RIA use of predispute arbitration agreements. The SEC on August 24 issued a notice requesting comments on its…
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 was back in session on October 3. Here are some arbitration-centric cases worth knowing about, including two where Certiorari was just denied. As the Court’s Term came to a close…
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. Houston area delivery drivers who generally did not cross state lines were not of the class of workers exempt from FAA coverage Whether the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) section 1 exemption extends to…
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 over a hundred consumer advocacy groups has written to CFPB Director Chopra, urging that the Bureau exercise its Dodd-Frank authority to regulate consumer financial arbitration. We reported 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. The comment period closed earlier this month on FINRA’s proposed changes to the expungement process. The institutional comment letters – including those from PIABA, NASAA, and SIFMA – were mostly supportive, but…