Mandatory Consumer Arbitration on the Eve of the Election   By George H. Friedman* SAC Contributing Legal Editor and Board of Editors Member [This is adapted from a post originally published in the author’s blog at the Securities Arbitration Commentator. Reposted with permission of and thanks to SAC!] Readers of my blogs here and at…

The Elections are over: What it means for Consumer Arbitration Five things to look for in 2015 By George H. Friedman*   Back when I was Director of Arbitration at FINRA, we used to have a “Crystal Ball Contest” where the staff would weigh in on predictions for the coming year. I usually did pretty…