http://arbitrationhorrorstories.com/2008/09/29/aaa-breaks-its-promise-not-to-hear-pre-dispute-arbitrations-in-health-care-cases/ Tell us your story... Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://arbitrationhorrorstories.com/2008/09/29/aaa-breaks-its-promise-not-to-hear-pre-dispute-arbitrations-in-health-care-cases/#comment-81 masahira Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:25:27 +0000 http://arbitrationhorrorstories.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-81 i agreed with author. thanksqz i agreed with author. thanksqz

]]> http://arbitrationhorrorstories.com/2008/09/29/aaa-breaks-its-promise-not-to-hear-pre-dispute-arbitrations-in-health-care-cases/#comment-24 Please Post Your Story Here « Arbitration Horror Stories Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:43:05 +0000 http://arbitrationhorrorstories.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-24 [...] Think it doesn’t affect you?  Think again - almost everyone in this country who has a cell phone or a credit card is subject to a binding arbitration agreement.  Even hospitals and doctors have them buried in the fine print of their admissions documents!  This allows these parties to eschew the civil litigation system that you already pay for and to which you are fully entitled.  Instead of a jury of your peers, your case will be decided by a person who works for a big corporation which is being paid by the corporation you are litigating against.  To make matters worse, most arbitrators work in their off-time as defense attorneys for the same sort of companies you are suing.  Imagine suing a hospital for accidentally using elevator lubricant to clean surgical instruments used during your operation - and the “impartial” person assigned to decide your case is an attorney who makes a living defending doctors’ and hospitals’ malpractice claims.  It happened to a man named Bennie Holland.  [...] [...] Think it doesn’t affect you?  Think again – almost everyone in this country who has a cell phone or a credit card is subject to a binding arbitration agreement.  Even hospitals and doctors have them buried in the fine print of their admissions documents!  This allows these parties to eschew the civil litigation system that you already pay for and to which you are fully entitled.  Instead of a jury of your peers, your case will be decided by a person who works for a big corporation which is being paid by the corporation you are litigating against.  To make matters worse, most arbitrators work in their off-time as defense attorneys for the same sort of companies you are suing.  Imagine suing a hospital for accidentally using elevator lubricant to clean surgical instruments used during your operation – and the “impartial” person assigned to decide your case is an attorney who makes a living defending doctors’ and hospitals’ malpractice claims.  It happened to a man named Bennie Holland.  [...]

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