Consumer Arbitration

So the New York Times has just finished a three-part series on arbitration.

Last week, Adam pointed us to a NYT's story on "zombie debt" after bankruptcy. I did a bit more research into the story because I had a hard time understanding the problem from the article.

In light of General Mills policy of claiming that its binding mandatory arbitration requirement (with class action waiver) applies to anyone who purchases its products, including via third-party vendors, I have decided, to post the following legal notice, applicable to all persons, everywhere:     

It's hardly news that arbitration agreements are used to effectuate class action waivers.  The Supreme Court has blessed the comandeering of a federal policy favoring enforcement of forum selection clauses to limit types of proceedings, including those that have nothing to do with forum and are necessary for effective vindication of small value claims.  

As the CFPB gears up to regulate arbitration clauses,
a timely article by Omri Ben-Shahar has been posted on ssrn.