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This is a response to the American Association for Justice's October 2013 article, "License to Steal: How the U.S. Chamber Forced Arbitration on America". | This is a response to the American Association for Justice's October 2013 article, "License to Steal: How the U.S. Chamber Forced Arbitration on America". | ||
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| + | ==Introduction== | ||
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| + | By opening a credit card envelope in the mail...or even taking a first sip of coffee, millions of American consumers are unknowingly giving up their rights and protections established by more than 200 years of constitutional law. (p. 3) | ||
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| + | I am not aware of any court that considers merely opening a mailed envelope or consuming purchased coffee acceptance of any arbitration contract. AAJ is probably referring to change-in-terms notices to credit cards and the terms and conditions for Starbucks ''gift cards''. This misstatement of the contract formation process is just the beginning of sloppy scholarship by AAJ. | ||
Revision as of 14:05, November 5, 2013
This is a response to the American Association for Justice's October 2013 article, "License to Steal: How the U.S. Chamber Forced Arbitration on America".
Introduction
By opening a credit card envelope in the mail...or even taking a first sip of coffee, millions of American consumers are unknowingly giving up their rights and protections established by more than 200 years of constitutional law. (p. 3)
I am not aware of any court that considers merely opening a mailed envelope or consuming purchased coffee acceptance of any arbitration contract. AAJ is probably referring to change-in-terms notices to credit cards and the terms and conditions for Starbucks gift cards. This misstatement of the contract formation process is just the beginning of sloppy scholarship by AAJ.