National Arbitration Forum thinks courts should just rubber stamp arbitration awards
National Arbitration Forum basically offers a rubber stamp to debt collectors already, and they argue that courts should turn their awards into court judgments without looking too closely.
Are courts unreasonably tossing out arbitration awards? Nope. NAF is just advocating for its clients, the debt collectors, who have no proof of the debts on which they are trying to collect.
But wait, if debt collectors (debt buyers, in particular) have no proof, how can they win a lawsuit? Good point. They can’t. But they can win arbitrations, where arbitrators may play fast and loose with the rules of proof and evidence.
Which is why NAF does not want courts to look too closely at their awards. They might figure out that those awards are full of nothing but hot air.
Then again, maybe not. Courts are doing a pretty good job of rubber stamping debt collection lawsuits already. It is not clear to me that courts are anything other than a rubber stamp for debt collectors and buyers.
While NAF is fighting for less scrutiny in the courts, consumers must fight for more. If you find out about an arbitration or debt collection lawsuit against you, use the resources available, including volunteer lawyers, forms, and brief legal help to make sure the courts do not just rubber stamp your case.
Why the NAF Wants Courts to Lower the Burden of Proof on Debt Collectors [Consumer Law & Policy Blog]
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Thats just what they did in Arizona superior court. Rubber stamped me. I didnt even get in front of the judge. Sure wish I could of had some help. I did not have money for my own lawyer.
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I am fighting with W&A ( the darling of NAF ), over an award with NAF. I filed a dispute asking for a dissmissal for lack of jursdiction and refusal to arbitrate with NAF, and they proceeded anyway ( without a court order mandating the arbitration ). They represent MBNA, and continue to file documents with misleading and incorrect information in an effort to have the award confirmed, I am pro se, in this matter, they deny or dismiss my objections and claims. I am finding out they will flat out lie and use many dodges and mis-quotes of case law. I have a “JUNK-YARD DOGS attitude, in as much as I am and will growl , snarl and scratch dirt at them with teeth bared. I wish the judge in my case knew many of the deceipts that are rampant with WOLPOFF&ABRAMSON and MANN BRACKEN.