Consumer Protection Measure Introduced In Senate

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Wed, 04/29/2009 - 4:30pm

Sen Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would prevent companies from forcing consumers and employees into arbitration agreements. Arbitration clauses pop up in contracts for things as small as cell phones and as big as jobs. At a press conference on the Hill, victims of tragedies made worse by forced arbitration shared their stories.

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