Thanks to another Supreme Court ruling favoring corporations over people, PayPal, eBay, and a growing number of companies are working really, really hard it seems to ensure that consumers are unlikely to sue them. Christine Hines of Public Citizen’s Consumer and Civil Justice Counsel explains to us how companies are adding forced arbitration to their user agreements and contracts to prevent users from suing them.
Show Note Reference Links:
Public Citizen http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=183
Fair Arbitration http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=2512
Forced Arbitration Rogues Gallery
Expose Corporations That Are Rigging the Justice System Against Consumers
http://www.citizen.org/forced-arbitration-rogues-gallery
Stand Up to eBay’s Arbitration Absurdity
Tell eBay to Remove Forced Arbitration from Its Terms of Service or at Least Allow Users to Opt Out Online
http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=11720
New rules for disputes with American Express and Instagram
http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2013/01/07/16355738-new-rules-for-disputes-with-american-express-and-instagram?lite
Bill aims to restore consumers’ right to sue
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/18/business/la-fi-lazarus-20111018
U.S. Supreme Court Permits Class Action Ban in Arbitration
http://consumeradvocatelegalupdate.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/u-s-supreme-court-permits-class-action-ban-in-arbitration/
Why you can’t sue your wireless carrier in a class action
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57403475-266/why-you-cant-sue-your-wireless-carrier-in-a-class-action/
A Rising Tide Against Class-Action Suits
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/your-money/class-actions-face-hurdle-in-2011-supreme-court-ruling.html?_r=0
Judge Allows Payment Monopoly Lawsuit Against eBay/PayPal To Proceed
http://consumerist.com/2012/06/01/judge-allows-payment-monopoly-lawsuit-against-ebay-to-proceed/
Public Citizen Raises Alarm (And A Petition) Against eBay’s Updated Policy On Class Action And Litigation
http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/05/public-citizen-raises-alarm-and-a-petition-against-ebays-updated-policy-on-class-action-and-litigation/
PayPal becomes the latest company to ban class action suits
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/17/3511792/paypal-class-action-suit-ban
Watchdog calls eBay’s user policy ‘underhanded’
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57527010-93/watchdog-calls-ebays-user-policy-underhanded/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Classmates.com pays $2.5 million settlement for lying to users
http://betanews.com/2011/08/25/classmates-com-pays-2-5-million-settlement-for-lying-to-users/
The Classmates.com class action settlement rip-off
http://centerforclassactionfairness.blogspot.com/2010/10/classmatescom-class-action-settlement.html
How the Classmates.com settlement is more than a $2 coupon
http://www.protectconsumerjustice.org/how-the-classmates-com-settlement-is-more-than-a-2-coupon.html
Checks for Classmates.com Settlement Mailed this Week
http://www.topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/2741-checks-for-classmatescom-settlement-mailed-this-week
How lawsuit against Classmates.com ended in paltry $3.93 payouts
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/how-lawsuit-against-classmates-com-ended-in-paltry-3-93-payouts/
Recorded 2012 11-26 & 2013 01-13
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