07/27/2010
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"Fighting frivolous and burdensome patent lawsuits threatened and filed by patent trolls is an extremely expensive distraction for a large cross-section of Iowa businesses."
"We absolutely support the measures that you have introduced. We do believe they will curb the activity."
"The Department's brief in American Express argued that the mandatory arbitration agreement prevented the plaintiffs from being able to effectively vindicate their rights under the antitrust laws."
"Is it fair to say that at a minimum arbitration clauses prohibiting class actions must contain some mechanism for sharing or shifting costs?"