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Arbitration firm withdraws controversial class action policy.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-JUL-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS), a major provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services nationwide, has backed down from a decision it announced last November to no longer enforce provisions in consumer contracts that prohibit class action arbitration. In a recent statement, the California-based firm said it will revert to its original policy, which is to "apply the law on a case-by-case basis in each jurisdiction."

JAMS said it was withdrawing the policy because some people were concerned that it "had deviated from its core value of neutrality" and because of "confusion about how the policy would be applied."

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