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Not to kick a statute when it’s down, but if you think the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a/k/a “Obamacare”) is having a few technical difficulties now, just wait a few years. Those who follow my blog posts know I just love predicting the future. Why? Because, while you can certainly disagree with me, you can’t definitively say I’m wrong unless you claim to be a visitor from the future.
So what’s the other tech problem looming in the future for Obamacare? A little-noticed part of the Act requires that health insurers establish external review of claims decisions.
Several times over the past few months, I’ve discussed in this blog court decisions underscoring my belief that more and more state courts now “get it” on Federal Arbitration Act preemption of state laws impinging on arbitration. Two recent decisions by state supreme courts underscore this now undeniable trend. Washington and Crop Insurance The first…
George Friedman, a member of our Board of Directors, today presented “The Basics Of Securities Arbitration” to Seton Hall Law School’s Investor Advocacy Project. You can preview his presentation here. Friedman is also an adjunct law professor at Fordham University. The Basics of Security Arbitration from Arbitration Resolution Services
One of the major complaints about consumer arbitration is the hassle and expense of a consumer going on a road trip to attend the arbitration hearing to seek a recovery. A recent Second Circuit decision underscored this problem, and prompted me to write this blog post. In Duran v. The Hass Group, L.L.C., no. 12-3568-cv…
Federal Courts on Frivolous Motions to Vacate Arbitration Awards: “I’m as Mad as Hell and I’m Not Going to Take this Anymore!” The other night, I stumbled upon the classic movie, “Network,” starring Faye Dunaway and Peter Finch. At a pivotal juncture in the movie, the increasingly unhinged Finch urges viewers to open their…