15 State Attorney Generals Criticize "Mandatory" Consumer Arbitration

“Mandatory pre-dispute arbitration is procedurally unfair to consumers, and jeopardizes one of the fundamental rights of Americans; the right to be heard and seek judicial redress for our claims,” the Attorneys General wrote to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray, himself a former Ohio Attorney General. “These contractual requirements are neither voluntary nor readily understandable for most consumers.  Often consumers do not recognize the significance of these provisions, if they are aware of them at all. “

The following states’ AGs signed onto the letter: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. 

Any Republicans among them?