The Kelly Law Firm remains in the battle on the national front, fighting against
mandatory, pre-dispute, binding arbitration. These clauses are in most contracts that
we sign today, but few people realize just how onerous they really are. The case of
Jamie Leigh Jones v. Halliburton highlighted the unfairness and injustice of these
clauses, and brought national, Congressional attention to the oppression they force.
mandatory, pre-dispute, binding arbitration. These clauses are in most contracts that
we sign today, but few people realize just how onerous they really are. The case of
Jamie Leigh Jones v. Halliburton highlighted the unfairness and injustice of these
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| Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 |
| Jamie Leigh Jones speaks to Congress about the unfairness of arbitration clauses. Her husband, Kallan Daigle, and Todd Kelly are seen in the background. |
But now a series of incidents has brought the system under additional scrutiny. They include:
Alleged sexual assault on the job: Jamie Leigh Jones says she had been in Iraq four days when
she was given a date-rape drug and was gang-raped by co-workers. Although no criminal charges
have been filed, Jones is suing her former employer, KBR. The former Halliburton subsidiary
says that under her employment contract, the case must be settled in arbitration. Find out why.
Hers may not be an isolated case: Mary Beth Kineston, Tracy Barker and Pamela Jones all
allege sexual abuse by employees of KBR. A congressional committee looked into the matter.
Retracted job offers: Donald Lagatree says he refused to sign a binding arbitration agreement
when he was offered a job as a legal secretary by a California law firm, and the job vanished.
Lagatree, saying he didn't think he should have to sign away his rights, sued.
Mandatory arbitration clauses don't apply just to employment. They could be among the legal
papers you sign when you enter a nursing home or sign up with a credit card company.
Health care: After Joyce Gott died in a nursing home in Illinois, special administrator Sue Carter
sued, saying that the facility had failed to take proper care of her. SSC Odin Operating Co. said
the case had to be settled in arbitration. See what the courts said.
Services: Former AT&T Wireless customers allege that when their provider combined with
Cingular, they were given second-class treatment. Although AT&T said arbitration was required,
a judge disagreed.
Congress is considering the Arbitration Fairness Act.
Alleged sexual assault on the job: Jamie Leigh Jones says she had been in Iraq four days when
she was given a date-rape drug and was gang-raped by co-workers. Although no criminal charges
have been filed, Jones is suing her former employer, KBR. The former Halliburton subsidiary
says that under her employment contract, the case must be settled in arbitration. Find out why.
Hers may not be an isolated case: Mary Beth Kineston, Tracy Barker and Pamela Jones all
allege sexual abuse by employees of KBR. A congressional committee looked into the matter.
Retracted job offers: Donald Lagatree says he refused to sign a binding arbitration agreement
when he was offered a job as a legal secretary by a California law firm, and the job vanished.
Lagatree, saying he didn't think he should have to sign away his rights, sued.
Mandatory arbitration clauses don't apply just to employment. They could be among the legal
papers you sign when you enter a nursing home or sign up with a credit card company.
Health care: After Joyce Gott died in a nursing home in Illinois, special administrator Sue Carter
sued, saying that the facility had failed to take proper care of her. SSC Odin Operating Co. said
the case had to be settled in arbitration. See what the courts said.
Services: Former AT&T Wireless customers allege that when their provider combined with
Cingular, they were given second-class treatment. Although AT&T said arbitration was required,
a judge disagreed.
Congress is considering the Arbitration Fairness Act.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
| Click on the photograph at the right to sign the petition against Mandatory, Secret, Pre-Dispute, Binding Arbitration, the modern-day version of the Star Chamber. |
| Jamie Leigh Jones, listens to Representative Hank Johnson, (D-GA) at the press conference on the |
