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**elton** · 11-07-2010, 06:12 PM

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/a...tion-lawsuits/

Telecommunications provider AT&T is pursuing an argument in front of the nation's highest court that would permit companies which require service or employment contracts to explicitly forbid signatories from joining class action lawsuits.

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Instead, if you signed a service or employment contract with AT&T (Or anyone else, for that matter) you are forced into Mandatory Binding Arbitration.

Meaning, if your energy company, for example, requires a signed agreement before turning on the power to your house, you can't join a CAL. You would have any dispute which arises dealt with by an arbitrator.

11-07-2010, 06:12 PM	#1
elton Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 650 Senior Member	AT&T wants Supreme Court to end class action lawsuits http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/a...tion-lawsuits/ Telecommunications provider AT&T is pursuing an argument in front of the nation's highest court that would permit companies which require service or employment contracts to explicitly forbid signatories from joining class action lawsuits. __________________________________________________ ________ Instead, if you signed a service or employment contract with AT&T (Or anyone else, for that matter) you are forced into Mandatory Binding Arbitration. Meaning, if your energy company, for example, requires a signed agreement before turning on the power to your house, you can't join a CAL. You would have any dispute which arises dealt with by an arbitrator.
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