In Bills aim to get consumers their day in court, staff writer Richard Simon reports that arbitration opponents say that contractual arbitration has tipped the playing field in favor of businesses and that critics of the legislation say Democrats in Congress are just doing their trial lawyer supporters a favor.
In the article, the National Arbitration Forum’s Managing Director Roger S. Haydock is quoted on win-rates in arbitration: "All types of parties get the same substantive outcomes in arbitration that they would get had they brought their dispute to court."
Senator Sam Brownback (pictured), one of the many opponents of proposed legislation that would limit arbitration, told the LA Times: "The fact of the matter is that the little guy is, by and large, better off in arbitration than trying to get to court. Arbitration is cheaper than litigation, and it leads to faster results for plaintiffs."
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