Companies rarely invoke mandatory arbitration clauses to prevent individual customers from going to court, but they are frequently used to prevent class action lawsuits, the Consumer Financial ...

The Seventh Circuit affirmed a class action coupon settlement involving “clear sailing” and “kicker” clauses and a fee award based on the lodestar analysis rather than the value of the redeemed ...

Landlords and property managers are increasingly adding arbitration clauses with class action waivers to their residential leases. These lease provisions can protect landlords from the significant ...