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George H. Friedman

@GFriedmanADR

ADR consultant. Board Chair - Arbitration Resolution Svcs. Adjunct Prof - Fordham Law. FINRA EVP - Arbitration - 2013. Sr VP - Amer Arb Ass'n - 1998. @ARS_ARBS

 Bergen County, NJ
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Joined September 2013
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CFPB Implements Groundbreaking Rule to Enhance Consumer Control Over Financial Data mychesco.com/a/news/national… via @mychesco
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CFPB Permanently Bans Arbitration Company from Arbitrating Consumer Financial Disputes | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP - JDSupra jdsupra.com/legalnews/cfpb-p…
CFPB Permanently Bans Arbitration Company from Arbitrating Consumer Financial Disputes

CFPB Permanently Bans Arbitration Company from Arbitrating Consumer Financial Disputes

On October 10, the CFPB settled an action against a California-based private arbitration company permanently banning it from arbitrating disputes related to consumer financial products or...

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CFPB Permanently Bans Arbitration Company from Arbitrating Consumer Financial Disputes natlawreview.com/article/cfp…

CFPB Permanently Bans Arbitration Company from Arbitrating Consumer Financial Disputes

On October 10, the CFPB settled an action against a California-based private arbitration company permanently banning it from arbitrating disputes related to consumer financial products or services....

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Vernon Litigation files two FINRA arbitration claims involving an LPL Financial Advisor's concentrated recommendations in Fisker stock marketwatch.com/press-releas… via @MarketWatch
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CFPB Takes Action Against Arbitration Platform Ejudicate for Deceiving Student Borrowers -- consumerfinance.gov/about-us… via @CFPB
CFPB Takes Action Against Arbitration Platform Ejudicate for Deceiving Student Borrowers | Consumer...

CFPB Takes Action Against Arbitration Platform Ejudicate for Deceiving Student Borrowers | Consumer...

The CFPB banned private dispute resolution platform Ejudicate from arbitrating disputes about consumer products after it misled borrowers about its neutrality and initiated sham arbitration proceed...

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Arbitration. Second Circuit affirms district court ruling granting Section 1782 discovery request over objection that the discovery was really being sought for use in an arbitration. lexology.com/library/detail.…
Section 1782. Arbitration. Second Circuit affirms district court ruling granting Section 1782...

Section 1782. Arbitration. Second Circuit affirms district court ruling granting Section 1782...

In Re Matter of the Ex Parte Application of B&C KB Holding GmbH For An Order To Take Discovery Pursuant To 28 U.S.C. 1782 From Goldberg Lindsay & Co…

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Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration Finding Duty to Read a Contract Does Not Encompass Scrolling Through Multiple Pages of Hyperlinks in a Digital Agreement jdsupra.com/legalnews/fourth…

Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration Finding Duty to Read a Contract Does...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s decision denying a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration, underscoring the importance of clear and...

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Seventh Circuit sends Menards in-store pickup fees suit to arbitration lexology.com/library/detail.…
Seventh Circuit sends Menards in-store pickup fees suit to arbitration

Seventh Circuit sends Menards in-store pickup fees suit to arbitration

In September 2024, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the grant of a motion to compel arbitration in a proposed class action claiming that Wisconsin-based…

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CFPB: Number of servicemember complaints increased in 2023 consumerfinancemonitor.com/2…

CFPB: Number of servicemember complaints increased in 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report was released on September 24, 2024, highlighting areas

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The Benefits and Challenges to Having Artificial Intelligence in Alternative Dispute Resolution lexology.com/library/detail.…
The Benefits and Challenges to Having Artificial Intelligence in Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Benefits and Challenges to Having Artificial Intelligence in Alternative Dispute Resolution

In this article, the author explains that there are benefits and challenges that arise in relation to using artificial intelligence in the area of…

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$148 Million Returned to Consumers in Two Consumer Protection Actions seattlemedium.com/cfpb-enfor… via @The Seattle Medium

$148 Million Returned to Consumers in Two Consumer Protection Actions

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau takes action against TD Bank and Navient for illegal practices, restitution and penalties imposed. Voters support financial fairness.

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A tale of B2C arbitration: Insights from the Disney case and beyond lexology.com/library/detail.…
A tale of B2C arbitration: Insights from the Disney case and beyond

A tale of B2C arbitration: Insights from the Disney case and beyond

Can a consumer waive any and all rights to a court claim against a business through click wrap T&Cs, even if the claim is unrelated to the services…

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Time to Revisit the use of Certain Mandatory Arbitration Provisions in ERISA Plans lexology.com/library/detail.…
Time to Revisit the use of Certain Mandatory Arbitration Provisions in ERISA Plans

Time to Revisit the use of Certain Mandatory Arbitration Provisions in ERISA Plans

Two more federal Circuit Courts have weighed in on whether mandatory arbitration provisions with class action waivers are enforceable under the U.S…

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CFPB to host ‘first look’ at nonbank enforcement order registry consumerfinancemonitor.com/2…

CFPB to host ‘first look’ at nonbank enforcement order registry

The CFPB has scheduled two sessions to provide a preview of its nonbank enforcement order registry. The virtual-only discussions are scheduled for

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A general introduction to international arbitration in USA lexology.com/library/detail.…
A general introduction to international arbitration in USA

A general introduction to international arbitration in USA

A general introduction to international arbitration in USA, focusing on practical implications and commercial impacts.

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2024 Annual Supreme Court Review and Business Outlook | Events | Holland & Knight hklaw.com/en/events/2024/09/…
2024 Annual Supreme Court Review and Business Outlook | Events | Holland & Knight

2024 Annual Supreme Court Review and Business Outlook | Events | Holland & Knight

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Group of passive securitization trusts filed petition for certiorari with U.S. Supreme Court on CFPB enforcement remedies jdsupra.com/legalnews/group-…

Group of passive securitization trusts filed petition for certiorari with U.S. Supreme Court on...

On August 16, a group of passive securitization trusts formed between 2001 and 2007 (the petitioners or trusts) petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to hear its case against...

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International Tribunal Recalibrates “Principle of Consistency” in Keystone Pipeline Case lexology.com/library/detail.…
International Tribunal Recalibrates “Principle of Consistency” in Keystone Pipeline Case

International Tribunal Recalibrates “Principle of Consistency” in Keystone Pipeline Case

On July 12, an investor-state arbitral tribunal set up under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) rendered its 2-1…

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“Federal Policy Favoring Arbitration” Is Actually “To Make Arbitration Agreements As Enforceable As Other Contracts, But Not More So” (Brown & Sundance) lexology.com/library/detail.…
“Federal Policy Favoring Arbitration” Is Actually “To Make Arbitration Agreements As Enforceable As...

“Federal Policy Favoring Arbitration” Is Actually “To Make Arbitration Agreements As Enforceable As...

A recent bankruptcy opinion[fn. 1] recites the following arbitration policies under the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), based on an old U.S. Supreme…

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Employers - Be VERY CLEAR When Including Arbitration Agreements in Online Applications - Lexology lexology.com/library/detail.…
Employers - Be VERY CLEAR When Including Arbitration Agreements in Online Applications

Employers - Be VERY CLEAR When Including Arbitration Agreements in Online Applications

Employers must pay particular attention to “the realities of the digital realm” when requiring arbitration agreements as part of an online…

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