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Letter to the Editor

Oct. 3, 2008

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor - Parties in coerced arbitrations never see justice.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

Parties in Coerced Arbitrations Never See Justice

I am writing in response to Michael Newman's article criticizing Assemblyman Eng's bill, AB 2947, outlawing coerced arbitration in the nursing home arena. The core fallacy of Newman's argument is that the parties "agree" to arbitration. The elders don't have any choice and they have no bargaining power. These coerced waivers of the right to have a jury trial, ...

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