Arbitration News

State's Lemon Law Arbitration Program Backs Consumers 

As National Consumer Protection Week concludes, Massachusetts Consumer Affairs Director Beth Lindstrom urged consumers who end up with defective cars to make their first line of defense the state’s Lemon Law Arbitration program. 

During Director Lindstrom’s tenure, the Office of Consumer Affairs’ New and Used Vehicle Lemon Law Arbitration program awarded more than $3 million to car buyers that wound up with either new or used lemons. More than half of the $3 million was the result of settlements entered into by manufacturers of new cars or used car dealerships. 

“This track record proves that consumers don’t need to use a legal service to get the compensation they deserve. Our program is free, fast and gets results while avoiding potentially lengthy litigation,” said Consumer Affairs Director Beth Lindstrom. In 2005, nearly 2,000 consumers contacted the Consumer Affairs’ hotline with questions about the Lemon Laws or to apply for arbitration. Read more at mass.gov  

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	Did You Know?
	There is one drawback to arbitration. There are no guarantees that arbitration will be a fair process. Once a decision is rendered in a binding arbitration, the parties are generally stuck with that decision. Without the right to appeal, there is always the risk of being subject to the whims and prejudices of the arbitrator. Overall, this is probably the biggest drawback to the arbitration process.