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Contracts

May 6, 2014

Arbitration: coming to store near you?

The food industry may be catching on to the growing trend of binding arbitration agreements. By Claudia M. Vetesi and Lisa A. Wongchenko


By Claudia M. Vetesi and Lisa A. Wongchenko


The food industry may be catching on to the growing trend of binding arbitration agreements. General Mills recently added a binding arbitration provision to the legal terms on its website, then withdrew the changes a few days later in response to consumer feedback. The desire to curb the rise in food litigation is not surprising. Many food companies are battling consumer class actions challenging the labeling on their f...

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