In what looks to be a landmark win for consumers, the Minnesota Attorney General has filed a suit against the Minnesota-based National Arbitration Forum (NAF), also know as the FORUM. The FORUM handles mandatory credit card arbitration cases as well as collection agency arbitration hearings. We’ve written a number of pieces slamming NAF in the [...]
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Minnesota Attorney General Sues National Arbitration Forum
July 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Debt Collection, Legal Stuff
Tags: court trial·Credit card·deceptive practices·FORUM·fraudulent public statements·mandatory arbitration·Mann-Bracken·Minn. Stat. ยง 325F.67·Minnesota Attorney General·NAF·National Arbitration Forum
Wrongful Termination Exposes Deceptive Practices at National Arbitration Forum
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments · I'm being sued!, Legal Stuff
A recent wrongful termination complaint filed by Deanna Richert, a former manager at National Arbitration Forum (NAF), claims she was denied promotions and terminated last year because of her gender and age, which were, respectively, female and over 40. NAF is a for-profit company based in Minneapolis which specializes in resolving claims by banks, credit [...]
Tags: Arbitration·arbitrators·Credit Cards·Famous Parties·mandatory arbitration·NAF·National Arbitration Forum·richert vs. naf·wrongful termination
Wolproff and Abramson Merges With Mann Bracken
August 13th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Collection Agencies
Just like banks, collection agencies and the law firms they hire to sue consumers are going through a period of consolidation. Just announced is the law firm of Wolfproff and Abramson’s merger with another collection agency and gun for hire, Mann-Bracken. Neither of these two companies have a savory reputation in the eyes of many. [...]
Tags: collection agency·Consumer Aribtration·law firm·Mann-Bracken·Merger·National Arbitration Forum·Wolproff and Abramson
Consumers Prevail in Arbitration with Credit Card Companies just .2% of the Time
June 10th, 2008 · 17 Comments · I'm being sued!
In March, Dennis J. Herrera, San Francisco’s city attorney, sued National Arbitration Firm, (NAF), a for-profit company based in Minneapolis which specializes in resolving claims by banks, credit card companies, and major retailers that contend consumers owe them money. In the suit, Herrera accused the NAF, which handles many firms in California state court, of [...]
Tags: Arbitration·Business Week·Credit Card Company·lawsuit·NAF·National Arbitration Forum
