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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jul. 22, 2009

Arbitration Giant Dropping Consumer Cases

In a major victory for plaintiffs lawyers, dispute resolution giant National Arbitration Forum will stop conducting consumer arbitrations at the end of the week, settling a lawsuit filed by Minnesota's Attorney General.

By Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In a major victory for plaintiffs lawyers, dispute resolution giant National Arbitration Forum will stop conducting consumer arbitrations at the end of the week, settling a lawsuit filed by Minnesota's Attorney General.

The forum, the nation's largest consumer arbitration provider handling over 200,000 debt disputes and other matters annually, has faced withering criticism from the plaintiffs bar and consume...

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