Consumer Fraud & Arbitrations

Large corporations hold enormous power in the country and often use it to take advantage of everyday Americans. From illegally auto-renewing contracts to adding hidden charges to invading privacy rights, corporations are betting that people will simply accept “small” amounts of fraud in their lives and won’t fight back. That’s where they are wrong. We are one of the few “high powered” firms that will take individual cases involving smaller amounts of money, especially where a corporation has required its customers to arbitrate their claims (instead of allowing them to bring suit in court). Why do we do this? First, we think that forced arbitration clauses are anti-American. Our Constitution is intended to guarantee people the right to a jury trial, even in civil cases. However, the Supreme Court has eroded our rights over the years. Rather than walk away from a fight, we have decided to lean in. If a company has stolen some of your money and insists on arbitrating the dispute, we will meet them on their battlefield. What we have learned is that companies that include forced arbitration clauses are secretly hoping you get too intimidated and don’t pursue your claims. Because, as many corporations are now realizing, arbitrations are very expensive for them and tend not to work out the way they had hoped. So, even if you think your claim is too small for a lawyer to be interested, contact us: we might be able to help.