NCO Portfolio Management Company, Inc. v. Bertram Gougisha, Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, State of Louisiana, No. 07-CA-604 and 07-CA-884

Case involves issues of substantial public interest that should be clarified by the court, including that an arbitrator cannot declare their own jurisdiction, and that a party seeking to confirm…

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Will Salley, Jr. v. Option One Mortgage Corp.; CIT Group; John Doe Trustee, John Doe Trust and John Doe’s #’s 1-100; Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District

This brief states that predatory lending is a public policy crisis, which is perpetuated by mandatory arbitration clauses that contain the kind of provisions found in this case. Further, that…

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Jaliyah Muhammad v. County Bank of Rehoboth Beach, DE, et al., Superior Court of New Jersey.

Motion by NACA, AARP, and Consumers League of New Jersey, to file amicus brief in the payday lending case of Jaliyah Muhammad v. County Bank of Rehoboth Beach, DE. This…

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Antone Boghus v. Lloyd’s of London, International Risk Management Group, and Petersen International Underwriters

“The imposition of unreasonable costs renders an arbitration clause unenforceable.” This Amicus Brief was written by Deborah Zuckerman and Michael Schuster of AARP Foundation, and Nancy Barron of Kenmitzer, Anderson,…

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