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Assembly OKs bill requiring larger font for mandatory-arbitration clauses in consumer contracts
Summary
The Assembly passed a bill that requires mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts to appear in at least 16-point font; sponsors said the step increases transparency even where arbitration law may already limit certain clauses.
The Assembly voted March 12 to require that mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts be printed in at least 16-point font.
Assemblymember Dinowitz, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to make consumers more likely to see and understand arbitration commitments in contracts. "This bill would require mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts to be printed in a large…
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