Update: Scheduled Hearings on Arbitration Bills

Good news for Average Joe... a House subcommittee approved three bills that would help keep the court doors open for consumers who are abused and/or scammed by corporate wrongdoing.  The bills are:

• The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 (H.R. 3010)
• The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 (H.R. 6126)
• The Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act of 2008 (H.R. 5312)

Each of the bills now moves on to the full committee for action.  See Public Citizen’s press release for more on this step in the right direction.

Meanwhile, in the other chamber, the Senate Judiciary Committee will take a look at their version of the nursing home arbitration bill (S. 2838) in a meeting scheduled for today.