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On Wall Street September 1, 2008 Alan J Foxman	Court or Arbitration Sexual harassment claims can go to court under FINRA's rules, but some employment contracts call for arbitration... If I leave my firm can they get an injunction preventing me from taking my clients? Can this go to arbitration?
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Managed Care June 2002 Bob Carlson	First Business, Now Health Care: Signing Away One's Right To Sue More and more, mandatory arbitration clauses are surfacing in agreements between businesses and individuals. Will the line be drawn at managed care?
Inc. April 1, 2004	Ted's Wild U-Turn Ted Turner comes home... Tricky definitions... Yet another reason to charge more...
Inc. June 2005 Dimitra Kessenides	Can't We All Get Along? As litigation costs rise, more businesses turn to arbitration.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Credit Card Fine Print Can Cost You Be careful, or you may end up ensnared by credit card arbitration. A recent study in California showed in 95% of these arbitration cases, the consumer lost. What can you do about this?
The Motley Fool October 24, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Mandatory Arbitration Stinks Read the fine print. The people who decide how to resolve your disputes with your homebuilder might not be so impartial.
Registered Rep. October 24, 2007 Karen Donovan	Arbitration Works, Says SIFMA; No It Doesn't, Says PIABA The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association released a "white paper" today about how well the mandatory arbitration system works. SIFMA is trying to steal the thunder of the plaintiffs' bar, which is pushing Congress to nullify agreements to arbitrate in customer contracts.
Investment Advisor December 2007 Thomas D. Giachetti	Use Them, but Carefully By all means, place arbitration clauses in IA contracts, but do it right.
Registered Rep. October 25, 2002 Rick Weinberg	PaineWebber Appeal Rejected by Supreme Court Completing "bucking" its trend of supporting arbitration over litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a UBS PaineWebber appeal of a decision that the firm claims allows clients to circumvent arbitration agreements they had previously signed.
Registered Rep. February 26, 2008 David Geracioti	The Arbitration Debate Continues A new study suggests that unless you work on Wall Street, you probably don't think arbitration is very fair.
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The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 S.J. Caplan	When Brokers Break the Rules Investors do have some recourse if they feel they've been duped, and that recourse is on sale this month.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 French & Palmer	The Argument Over Arbitration While investment-related arbitrations are supposed to be cheaper and more expeditious than trials in civil court, many say that these advantages have diminished in recent years, and that all too often the proceedings just look like outtakes from The Gong Show. Is there a better way?
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National Defense October 2010 McGrath & Stapleton	New Amendment To Change Employee Litigation Rules The Franken Amendment bars defense contractors and subcontractors from requiring employees, as a condition of employment, to agree to mandatory arbitration of discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Registered Rep. October 4, 2006 John Churchill	Citigroup Wins Long, Strange CAP Battle After going two for three in a unique tug of war involving both the arbitration and court systems, former Smith Barney broker James McCarthy is likely throwing in the towel in his three-year fight for the money left in his deferred-compensation plan.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005	An Encouraging Sign Is the worst of the arbitration onslaught over? Through October, there were 7,008 complaints filed with the NASD.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Richard A. Roth	Keep It Dark Though one function of the NASD is to police its member firms and protect investors, another of its functions is to provide a fair and just arbitration forum for dispute resolution. The NASD should protect the sanctity of the process by ensuring that all parties are treated equally and fairly.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2003 Ross Tucker	Legal Briefs? Not In 2002 Well before the year ended, 2002 was poised to set NASD arbitration records -- but not the kind of records many would be proud of.
Registered Rep. April 27, 2010 Halah Touryalai	Judge Says Citi Brokers Must Repay Bonuses; Appeal Comes Next Former Citigroup brokers, who wanted courts to dismiss debts the firm said they owed on loans awarded when they were hired, were turned down by a district court judge. But they are planning to appeal that decision.
BusinessWeek June 22, 2011 Greg Stohr	Wal-Mart Case: Another Loss for Trial Lawyers The Supreme Court's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions that make it clear the justices aim to curb mass litigation.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 Gary Weiss	Institutionalized Unfairness Here the author of Wall Street Versus America discusses how the mandatory arbitration of customer disputes must be made to go away. And not just because it hurts financial advisory customers. It hurts the financial advisor equally.
On Wall Street November 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	A Foreign Investor Fights To Go To FINRA Arbitration A federal lawsuit recently filed by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. against a set of Saudi family investors with a $383 million claim against the firm will determine whether that case can proceed to arbitration.
Registered Rep. December 18, 2002 Rick Weinberg	Supreme Court Favors Arbitration in Brokerage Cases The Supreme Court has reaffirmed its stance that the arbitration forum is the proper venue for deciding brokerage cases.
BusinessWeek August 13, 2007 Lewis Braham	Want To Take On Your Broker? Investors' odds have shrunk in recent years. Even if you win, don't expect a windfall.
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Mark Astarita	Denying Advisors A Legal Forum As part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, Congress has given the SEC the authority to prohibit or impose conditions upon the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements by brokerage firms and federally registered investment advisors.
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman	When FINRA Intervenes Even non-member firms (such as registered investment advisors) can voluntarily agree to use either FINRA's arbitration or mediation services.
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Alan J. Foxman	Debunking Arbitration Rules Our legal expert discusses whether brokerage firms have to report arbitration actions against them.
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 Mark Astarita	Tilting the Litigation Landscape Against the Financial Industry Current reform proposals could radically alter the broker-client relationship.
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 Judith Schoolman	Five Questions with Brian Smiley Brian Smiley is president of the PIABA, which promotes the interests of investors involved in arbitration disputes against brokerage firms. In this short interview he speaks about his group's goals and why he's been so busy.
BusinessWeek January 14, 2010 Leondis & Collins	Executive Bonuses: Empty Clawbacks? The tool for recouping bonuses is showing up in more executive employment contracts, but it remains untested
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Registered Rep. March 1, 2010 Halah Touryalai	Bonus Repayment Suit Turns Into Battle Over Forced Arbitration A court case over the repayment of upfront loans to brokers is turning into a legal battle over forced FINRA arbitration.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006	Unbreakable Promises Q: Isn't it standard in the industry to prorate notes over the entire period employed? Do we have any recourse?... A: It's way too late in the game for you to be wondering about how proration of promissory notes works in the industry... etc.
Registered Rep. August 9, 2006 Kristen French	NYSE Reg to Streamline Arbitration: Proposes One Arbitrator for Cases Under $200,000 The arbitration system has been under fire lately for being costly, slow and skewed in favor of the industry. This new proposal will help to alleviate those concerns.
InternetNews December 8, 2008 Judy Mottl	AT&T, Apple Want iPhone 3G Suit Dismissed AT&T and Apple ask New York court to push the lawsuit into arbitration.
Registered Rep. October 17, 2011 Patrick J. Burns	Don't Ignore That Promissory Note One of the trickiest components when it comes to a broker's departure from a wirehouse firm is how to handle the promissory note.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 Karen Donovan	Fix Arbitration Now Here are three problems that lawyers who struggle with the securities industry's arbitration system say they confront on a routine basis. For the most part, the lawyers for customers and those who represent the industry have radically different views on how to fix the system.
On Wall Street March 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	All-Public Panels Approved For Arbitrations The move may be hailed by investor groups, but other industry experts are criticizing the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent approval of a rule change that allows for the option of all-public panels in FINRA arbitrations.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004	The Promise Keepers Is arbitration the answer to this broker's woe?... Should a former employer pay defense costs for broker being sued while employed with that firm?...
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