Consumer arbitration definition

Consumer arbitration means an arbitration conducted under a pre-dispute arbitration provision contained in a contract that meets the criteria listed in paragraphs (1) through (3) below. “Consumer arbitration” excludes arbitration proceedings conduct- ed under or arising out of public or private sector labor-relations laws, regulations, charter provisions, ordinances, statutes, or agreements.

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Examples of Consumer arbitration in a sentence

• The Consumer arbitration officer shall first and foremost ensure that the contending parties come to a settlement of the case.

• The Consumer arbitration officer may summon witnesses, administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum, rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence, take or cause deposition to be taken whenever the ends of justice would be served thereby, regulate the course of the hearing, rule on any procedural request or similar matter and decide the complaint.

• Consumer arbitration is a binding arbitration where one party is a consumer.

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• Consumer arbitration" means binding arbitration under a consumer arbitration agreement in which a party to the arbitration is a consumer.[PL 2007, c.

• Consumer arbitration agreement" means a standard contract with a consumer concerning the use of, purchase of, acquisition of, attempt to purchase or acquire, offer of or furnishing of goods or services, other than insurance, for personal, family or household purposes.[PL 2009, c.

• The Contractor will be allowed to work eight (8) hours per day, Monday through Friday, except for holidays.

• Consumer arbitration agreement" means a standard contract with a consumer concerning the use of, purchase of, acquisition of, attempt to purchase or acquire, offer of or furnishing of credit or a loangoods or services, other than insurance, for personal, family or household purposes.Sec.

• All references to Commercial arbitration rules are replaced with Consumer arbitration rules.

• The Consumer arbitration officer may summon witnesses, administer oaths and affirmations, issues subpoena and subpoena duces tecum, rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence, take or cause deposition to be taken whenever the ends of justice would be served thereby, regulate the course of the hearing, rule on any procedural request or similar matter and decide the complaint.

More Definitions of Consumer arbitration

Consumer arbitration means binding arbitration under a consumer arbitration agreement in which a party to the arbitration is a consumer. [PL 2007, c. 250, §1 (NEW).]

Consumer arbitration means any standard arbitration where one 15 party to the arbitration is a consumer;

Consumer arbitration means arbitration pursuant to a standardized contract, written by one party, with a provision requiring that disputes arising after the contract's signing shall be submitted to binding arbitration, and the party not writing the contract is a consumer. “Consumer arbitration” does not include an arbitration conducted or administered by a self-regulatory organization as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78C), the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.), or regulations adopted under those acts.

Consumer arbitration was intended to means cases where the process is binding on the consumer and conducted under a pre-dispute arbitration provision contained in a printed form agreement or drafted by the non-consumer party (e.g., adhesion contracts). Consumer cases was meant to be defined as those involving health care and treatment (malpractice), employment (excluding collective bargaining agreements), and transactions by which an individual seeks or acquires any goods or services primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, including financial services, insurance, and other goods and services, as defined in Section 1761 of the Civil Code. (See AB 3029 (Steinberg) of 2002 which contained the intended definitions of terms for the legislative package but which was not chaptered. See also Assembly Judiciary Committee Report on AB 1713 (Judiciary) of 2003 evidencing the Legislature's intent regarding these definitions.)

Consumer arbitration. What are the policy reasons for arbitration?? Arbitration makes parties settle their problems outside of court, it is a much more efficient process and less costly. It is suppose to come out with the same result a court would decide and it is more fair because the parties agree on a mutual arbitrator. Policy: The law attempts to protect those who are unfairly taken advantage of. Deals with Unconscionability, Duress, Misrepresentation, Capacity and Equity. Formality Approach: Doesn’t matter who you are, the courts aim to give a fair results under all contract agreements. (ex. Statute of Frauds, Parol Evidence, Limitations on Damages and Four corners rules)