Proposed Arbitration Fairness Act Would Ban Pre-Dispute Arbitration Clauses in Consumer Contracts
By: Andrew C. Glass, Robert W. Sparkes, III, Roger L. Smerage, Eric W. Lee
Two members of Congress are seeking to expand the reach of a federal ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements to cover nearly all consumer contracts. The proposed legislation would have a widespread effect, barring the use of pre-dispute arbitration provisions in credit card agreements, auto loan agreements, wireless telephone service contracts, and many other types of consumer-facing agreements that often contain such provisions.