Watch the Online Conversation on Forced Arbitration
Note: The live online conversation will begin on Wednesday, July 22, at 3 p.m. Eastern.
At Public Citizen, we fight to keep the courthouse doors open to consumers harmed by Big Business.
But we’re up against a threat to our core democratic values – forced arbitration, a pernicious legal tactic developed by corporations to keep you out of the court and out of their way.
Buried in everyday contracts for products, services and jobs is fine print that says if you are harmed, you can’t go to court – which means you can’t go before an impartial judge or jury. Instead, you must settle your dispute in a private arbitration proceeding or not at all. That’s why we’re working with the Alliance for Justice and other allies to spread the word about forced arbitration and discuss ways to fight back.
Join the online conversation today at 3 p.m. Eastern to see Christine Hines, consumer and civil justice counsel for Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division, discuss this critical issue with other experts.
Watch the live conversation here (the video stream will start at 3 p.m. on July 22):
To post questions and comments, use the hashtag #forcedarbitration on Twitter.
If you want to take action, send a message urging your members of Congress to end forced arbitration.
Rick Claypool is the online director of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division