• Hannes@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Arbitration doesn’t save money. You still need lawyers.

    of course - but usually it’s way faster than getting a proper court-ruling - and since lawyers are paid per hour that makes a big difference

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      2 months ago

      I’ve literally never seen any person argue that forced arbitration is a good thing for consumers…

      It’s always corporations

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        2 months ago

        That’s because the arbitrators are hired by the company. Unless it’s an egregious situation, who’s going to side against the people signing their paycheck?

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        2 months ago

        How often are you reading about someone suing and then that lawsuit (which is already in court) being dropped because they got a better offer for an arbitration/settlement out of court? For me that’s a very common thing to read for bigger cases.

        But I agree that forced arbitration with not even a chance to take it to court if you don’t like the offer is horrible for the consumer