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Is the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 a Misnomer? The Impact on Class Action Waivers in Consumer ADR Clauses - JAA 2006 Vol. 5, No. 1

Author(s): 
Nivine K. Zakhari
Page Count: 
22 pages
Media Description: 
PDF from "Journal of American Arnitration (JAA)"
Published: 
July, 2011
Jurisdictions: 
United States
Practice Areas: 
Waivers,
ADR,
Other
Author Detail: 

Nivine K. Zakhari, J.D. Candidate, 2006, University of Houston Law Center. The author would
like to thank UHLC Professor Stephen K. Huber for his guidance and
encouragement while drafting the seminar paper this article is based upon.

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Journal of American Arbitration (JAA) - Vol. 5, No. 1

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Is the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 a
Misnomer? The Impact on Class Action
Waivers in Consumer ADR Clauses
By Nivine K. Zakhari

I. INTRODUCTION
Although class actions are generally available to American
consumers under state and federal law,1 many consumer contracts
include alternative dispute resolution (ADR) clauses that specifically
waive the right to pursue class remedies.2 These class action waivers or
“collective action waivers,”3 (CAWs) preclude any aggregation of claims