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Honorable Lawrence W. Crispo (Ret.) Los Angeles Superior Court Loyola Law, JD 1961; Loyola Marymount, BS 1956 FULL BIO
 —Madelyne Blackwelder, Toledo, Ohio Madelyne Blackwelder had a dispute with a business over its services. She speaks very highly of the arbitration process, especially its impartiality: “An impartial judge can see the facts, make a decision, having not a thing to gain... FULL STORY
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TODAY IN ADR
/ December 2, 2008
A federal district court in New Jersey has ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts a New Jersey Supreme Court decision holding that a class waiver, if it functions as an exculpatory clause, renders an arbitration agreement unconscionable and therefore unenforceable under New Jersey law.
In Litman v. Cellco Partnership, No. 07-CV-4886, 2008 WL 4507573 (D.N.J. Sept. 29, 2008), Litman and another Verizon customer (collectively, Customers) filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Verizon, their wireless service provider, had unlawfully charged them an administrative fee totaling less than a $1 per month...
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