Amicus Brief in Support of Plantiffs-Appellees’ Petition Arthur Merkin and James Smith v. Vonage America
Amicus Brief in Support of Plantiffs-Appellees’ Petition Arthur Merkin and James Smith v. Vonage America
Read MoreAT&T Mobility LLC v. Vincent and Liza Concepcion; Supreme Court of the United States; Case No. 09-893; On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Aggregate action is often essential to secure relief for consumers and to hold businesses accountable for wrongdoing. Businesses have adopted class-action bans to prevent consumers from bringing legitimate claims.
Read MoreRent-A-Center West, Inc v. Antonio Jackson, The Supreme Court of the United States, No. 09-497, March 31, 2010
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit correctly held below that, under the FAA, a court must decide a threshold dispute over whether an arbitration clause is enforceable…
Read MoreChase Bank N.A. v. Vincent L. Leggio, Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, State of Louisiana, Civil Case, Docket Number 43,567-CA
NACA is concerned about the increasing use of private, secret arbitration proceedings before the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) to collect consumer debts. In this particular case, NACA is concerned with…
Read MoreNCO 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…
Read MoreWill 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…
Read MoreJaliyah 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…
Read MoreAntone 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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