Tag: arbitration
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Appeals court clarifies guardrails for mandatory arbitration
Colorado’s second-highest court issued two decisions in recent weeks that clarified the limits on mandatory arbitration, including for cases that raise workplace sexual harassment claims. While arbitration can be a more efficient and private form of dispute resolution compared to a lawsuit, it can also lack transparency and generally leaves a person without an avenue…
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Federal judge slams ‘endless’ conspiracy-laden lawsuit against court officials, city of Loveland
A federal judge last week threw out a lawsuit from a Colorado man alleging he was the victim of a conspiracy of judicial fraud and forgery, after his original efforts to baselessly extract $300 million from the city of Loveland were themselves deemed fraudulent. Since 2021, Eyoel-Dawit Matios has insisted Loveland owes him hundreds of millions…
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Federal judge refuses to force Black bank customer to arbitrate discrimination claims
A federal judge last month refused to find that a mandatory arbitration clause in the fine print of a Black customer’s bank account agreement prohibited her from pursuing claims of racial discrimination in court. Jeanetta Vaughn filed suit against Chase Bank after the manager of its S. Buckley Road branch in Aurora called the police…