Class Action Arbitration

Authors

William H. Baker, Alston & Bird

Abstract

Class action arbitrations are a relatively recent phenomenon in the United States, but the number of such arbitrations is expanding at a rapid rate. As of August 2008, the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") has administered 246 class action arbitrations and Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS"), another major U.S. arbitral institution, has also administered a substantial number of class arbitrations.

Disciplines

Contracts | Courts | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law

Recommended Citation

William H. Baker, Class Action Arbitration, 10 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 335 (2009).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol10/iss2/3