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Mazie Hirono: A class action ban is inherently not consumer friendly, because a consumer cannot bring a collective claim when there is…

On the recordDecember 16, 2013
A class action ban is inherently not consumer friendly, because a consumer cannot bring a collective claim when there is a class action waiver.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono criticizes class action bans in arbitration clauses.

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