Kia Franklin
On Consumerist…
Awesome entry in The Consumerist Blog’s “Confessions” Series. Sneak preview:
The National Arbitration Forum asked [Richard Neeley, retired Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court] to be an arbitrator one time and Neely described his experience:“[T]he bank asks for substantial costs related to the arbitration itself, and those costs are significantly higher than court filing fees… . In one case that I handled, the fees alone amounted to $450. Furthermore, the arbitration company sends the arbitrator a judgment form already filled out so that all the arbitrator need do is check the appropriate box… In my case I did not award the bank the litigation-related fees… . I never got another case!”
Read the whole thing here
Posted at 4:08 PM, Oct 03, 2007 in Arbitration | Tort "Reform" Myth-Busting | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
