Firm Can't Enforce Unexplained Arbitration Clause In Illinois

By Lauraann Wood ( September 3, 2024, 7:47 PM EDT) -- A Missouri attorney accused of botching an injury lawsuit he helped pursue for a couple whose dry-cleaning business used allegedly toxic chemicals cannot arbitrate those allegations because he never explained the contractual arbitration provision in those clients' contract to them, an Illinois state appellate panel has found....

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