Give consumers their day in court - Los Angeles Times

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Give consumers their day in court
Los Angeles Times
The high court overturned an earlier ruling by a US appeals court in San Francisco that the 1996 Credit Repair Organizations Act prevented so-called arbitration clauses in certain agreements. Writing for the court majority in the 8-1 decision, ...
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Consumers Can't Sue Credit Card Companies for Deceptive Language and Hidden Fees - JD Supra (press release)

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Consumers Can't Sue Credit Card Companies for Deceptive Language and Hidden Fees
JD Supra (press release)
The plaintiffs had hoped that the 1996 Credit Repair Organization Act, aimed at stopping deceptive credit card practices, would allow them to be heard in front of a jury. Not so, said the court—nothing in the act decisively prevents companies from ...
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San Francisco Consumer Protection Lawyer: High Court Favors Big Business- Again! - WiredPRNews.com (press release)

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San Francisco Consumer Protection Lawyer: High Court Favors Big Business- Again!
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... Consumer Protection Lawyer News) — Consumers are up in arms and demanding their right to a day in court, after the US Supreme Court overturned a ruling that prohibited arbitration clauses under the 1996 Credit Repair Organization Act (CROA).

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Supreme Court backs binding arbitration agreements - Washington Post

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Supreme Court backs binding arbitration agreements
Washington Post
Consumers complained that a card promoted as having an upfront $300 credit line was hit with initial fees totaling $257, leaving them with not much of an available balance. The key to the case was the federal Credit Repair Organizations Act, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Use Of Arbitration In CROA Lawsuits - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

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Supreme Court Upholds Use Of Arbitration In CROA Lawsuits
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The US Supreme Court has handed credit counseling agencies a major victory. By an 8-1 vote, on January 10, 2012, the Court ruled that lawsuits brought under the federal Credit Repair Organizations Act ("CROA") can be subject to mandatory arbitration.
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Without Crystal Ball, Employment Laws Remain Murky - Connecticut Law Tribune

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Connecticut Law Tribune
Without Crystal Ball, Employment Laws Remain Murky
Connecticut Law Tribune
10-948, upholding arbitration of claims brought under the Credit Repair Organizations Act. Nevertheless, in Horton, the NLRB ruled that while the forum can be limited, employees covered by the National Labor Relations Act have an unwaiveable right to ...

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Supreme Court again expands use of forced arbitration clauses - Madison County Record

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Madison County Record
Supreme Court again expands use of forced arbitration clauses
Madison County Record
Greenwood, that companies that promise to repair an individual's credit can force customers into arbitration, instead of to a judge or jury trial, under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), even though the 1996 the Credit Repair Organizations Act gives ...
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Carlyle Readies an Unfriendly IPO for Shareholders - New York Times

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New York Times
Carlyle Readies an Unfriendly IPO for Shareholders
New York Times
Greenwood, the Supreme Court upheld an arbitration clause rebutting claims that provisions of the Credit Repair Organizations Act prohibited arbitration clauses. It may very well decide to allow Carlyle's provision. More immediate is the question of ...

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Consumer groups rip mandatory arbitration ruling - msnbc.com

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Consumer groups rip mandatory arbitration ruling
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But in an 8-to-1 decision the justices said the cardholders could not -- even though federal law (the Credit Repair Organization Act) specifically gives credit repair clients the right to sue. The high court said the arbitration clause in their ...

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US Supreme Court signals continuing preference for arbitration - Minnesota Lawyer

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US Supreme Court signals continuing preference for arbitration
Minnesota Lawyer
By Dolan Media Newswires The US Supreme Court solidified its pro-arbitration stance in a recent decision interpreting the Credit Repair Organizations Act. In CompuCredit v. Greenwood, the justices said the CROA was silent on whether claims can proceed ...

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