Senator Russ Feingold wrote an opinion piece about the dangers of mandatory arbitration.
He starts his opinion off with saying,
When students learn about our system of justice in civics class, they’re told that every American has a right to his or her day in court. Yet, people from all walks of life often unknowingly sign away their right to a trial when they sign a contract.
This happens to people every day, and in many cases they don’t even realize it, because they agree to something known as “mandatory arbitration” that’s buried deep in a cell phone contract, or in an HMO or credit card agreement.
I applaud him for offering federal legislation that will make arbitration a choice not a mandate. The civil justice system is here to protect the average person from the Goliaths of the world. By letting special interests take away anyone's day in court hurts us all.
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