Arbitration/ADR

Legislation

• 110th Congress: Trial Lawyer Assault on Arbitration Through Legislative Efforts/Earmarks
  Institute for Legal Reform  |  April 2, 2008
  
  
• Anti-Arbitration Bill Will Wipe Out Benefits, Burden Courts, and Limit Recourse for Many Consumers
  Institute for Legal Reform  |  April 2, 2008
  
  
• Letter in opposition to S. 1782, the 'Arbitration Fairness Act,' sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee
  Institute for Legal Reform  |  February 7, 2008
  
  
• Testimony by Prof. Peter Rutledge on S. 1782, the 'Arbitration Fairness Act,' before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution
  Peter B . Rutledge  |  December 12, 2007
  
  
• Letter in opposition to H.R. 3010, the 'Arbitration Fairness Act,' sent to House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
  U.S. Chamber of Commerce  |  October 24, 2007
  
  
• Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
  S. 1782  |  July 12, 2007
  
  

  Amends the Federal Arbitration Act to make pre-dispute agreements to arbitrate employment, consumer, franchise, or civil rights disputes unenforceable.

• Coalition Testimony on Consumer Arbitration Submitted to House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
  Institute for Legal Reform  |  June 12, 2007
  
  
• American Homebuyers Protection Act
  H.R. 1519  |  March 14, 2007
  
  

  To prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts that contain in a single document both a mandatory arbitration agreement and other contract provisions, to prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to a mandatory arbitration agreement as a condition precedent to entering into a homebuilding purchase contract, and to provide for the Federal Trade Commission to enforce violations of such prohibitions as unfair and deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

• Consumer Fairness Act of 2007
  H.R. 1443  |  March 9, 2007
  
  

  To treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer transactions, and for other purposes.

• Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007
  S. 622  |  February 15, 2007
  
  

  A bill to enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities.

• Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
  H.R. 800  |  February 5, 2007
  
  

  To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.

• Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007
  S. 221  |  January 9, 2007
  
  

  A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry contracts.