Mandatory a rbitration clauses are undermining consumer protections, civil rights, and employment laws that level the playing field between big businesses and individuals. http://jensorensen.com/ It's time to end mandatory binding arbitration. Companies force consumers to give up their right to use the legal system to resolve disputes by embedding language in contracts that say in the event of any dispute, both parties have to go to an arbitration firm. Here’s an example of a standard arbitration clause in use at Amazon: any dispute or claim relating in any way to your use of any Amazon Service, or to any products or services sold or distributed by Amazon or through Amazon.com will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court. Arbitration clauses are usually outlined in tiny print, buried in lengthy documents and written in legalese that is incomprehensible to most people. Moreover, these clauses are mandatory, meaning that people are comp...
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