Prof. Levinson shows support for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's arbitration rule

September 25 marks the anniversary of Congress's passage of the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution. In recognition of that event, the National Consumer Law Center has gathered the signatures of more than 400 academics who support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's arbitration rule.

Brandeis School of Law Professor Ariana Levinson is one of the signatories to the letter, which reads in part:

"As a group of experienced academics, we approach the issues of pre-dispute arbitration clauses and bans on class proceedings from a myriad of different perspectives and political sensibilities. Nonetheless, based on our varied scholarship and teaching backgrounds, we all agree (1) it is important to protect financial consumers’ opportunity to participate in class proceedings; and (2) it is desirable for the CFPB to collect additional information regarding financial consumer arbitration."

Levinson's scholarship and teaching focus on labor and employment law issues, including arbitration. She teaches Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Practice & Procedure, and has co-authored a concise hornbook on arbitration law.

Read the letter and view the signatories.