Wrongful Arbitration

Corruptive Cabal Still Stuck in BK

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:08:20 -0800

NCO has backed off their stalking horse position of prospective Axiant acquirer. Could it be that it just would not pass the 'smell test?'

WSJ Details Evil Umpire Downfall with Rehash of MN AG Allegations

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:06:50 -0700

The other day, purely on a lark, the Wall Street Journal landed in my lap. Lo and behold, the venerable business paper re-detailed the Minnesota State Attorney General Lori Swanson's allegations against the National Arbitration Forum. Her action resulted in the Forum agreeing to pull out of credit card arbitration nationwide.

Some new tidbits emerged from the Journal's writeup. Notably, the uncharged hedge fund manager "New York financier J. Michael Cline" went on safari to save tigers, and funded successful dotcoms.

The final paragraphs in the Journal's page 1 story quotes a Houston-area arbitrator James Carmody, who concluded the "...vast majority of cases the credit-card company wins because in the vast majority of cases, the person ran up the debt on the card."

We're sorry Mr. Carmody, but that is not the law. Arbitrators are supposed to follow the law, just like everyone else. If you don't like the law, then change it by way of legislation. And we're happy you're not stamping Arbitration Awards anymore for the National Arbitration Forum.

California Supreme Court will not hear Komarova V National Credit Acceptance

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:35:14 -0700

Wrongful Arbitration Based Litigation Fought Tooth and Nail to the State Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court today declined to hear the appeal of this case today.

This was a case of a NAF arbitration award carried to the extreme. Komarova was pursued in the courthouse by MBNA debt collectors, all the way to the Supreme Court!

Hasta La Vista California Bar Lazy Employees

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:35:04 -0700

California Governor Arnold Schwarznegger

Governor Arnold Schwarznegger Vetoes Senator Ellen Corbett's SB 641

What does this mean? Simply, the California State Bar can't bill for dues from active attorneys. 12 years ago, (1997) then Governor Pete Wilson also vetoed the State Bar funding bill. The result of that years veto was mass layoffs by 1998, and 260 out of 450 employees cut were from the complaint/enforcement/prosecution department. There was a call for voluntary dues payments, and some biglaw players stepped up to the plate and paid. But it wasn't enough.

Both Governors, Wilson and Schwarznegger, cited the increased political plays by the bar in the veto justification. This is usually a routine annual funding bill. The State Bar Act of 2009 failed because of massive ongoing power plays, that continue unabated. The California State Bar is supposed to be a consumer protection agency, and the Bar's operation is to regulate and discipline.

Senator Corbett Expands Her California Consumer Protection, courtesy of the Arnold

There's bigger irony here as well. The sponsor of SB 641, Senator Corbett, was also the sponsor for the so-called Corbett Bill, which became a California statute 1281.96. This is the law requiring consumer arbitration providers to make quarterly public disclosures of the results of their activities. As we all know now, the disgraced National Arbitration Forum staffed their allegedly-impartial arbitrators from the ranks of the California State Bar. Yet, our initial investigations yield no state bar actions against these arbitrators. The California Bar sat on their hands as the National Arbitration Forum arbitrators rubber-stamped away.

California Bar Members. Are They Above the Law?

You have to wonder just how stacked the deck was in the NAF arbitrations. The big-time NAF arbitrators claim lengthy careers, spanning decades. Yet they continued their rubber-stamp of 'Arbitration Award' on tens of thousands in claims from the likes of FIA/Bank of America, Chase, and others. This resulted in the banks receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in Arbitration Awards.

Just how ethical is an NAF arbitrator? Try Lawyer for Sale. Hello State Bar.
How can the arbitrators NOT HAVE KNOWN the extent of the wrongful arbitration cancer? Basic tenets of law were ignored by these long-time officers of the court. There is no credible argument that can explain how an arbitrator can rubber stamp 50 Arbitration Awards in a day, and have actually reviewed evidence, let alone have read the claims presented to them. The arbitrators, unfettered by the State Bar of California, took the law into their own hands. It was a classic pay for play.

If you have an Arbitration Award, how impartial was your arbitrator? Was he or she a member of the California State Bar? Put a complaint in! and cc it to us as well.

Why is there a "Protective Order" in City of San Francisco v NAF

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:47:01 -0700

The San Francisco City Attorney's Office, led by Dennis Herrera, filed suit against the National Arbitration Forum March 24, 2008. According to http://thehill.com/homenews/house/60793-rep-kucinich-flap-reveals-sensitivity-of-contacts-with-courts-prosecutors, all the filings and discovery are under a 'protective order' issued by an Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer.

This is the standard behavior pattern of billionaires and movie stars, and those that don't want any raking through the muck. See Case Number: CGC-08-473569.

Read the protective order here.

Annual King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for 2005

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sat, 27 May 2006 11:52:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q1 2006 includes hearings rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2006.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The 2005 Annual King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award goes to National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator Steven Schneider!!!
A special "Wrongful Arbitration Honorable Mention" goes to Orange County Superior Court Judge Steve Bromberg, #5 on the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION ANNUAL Top 50 List FOR 2005! (We wonder how many arbitration awards he gets to Confirm when he gets to the bench!)
The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION ANNUAL TOP 50 LIST FOR 2005 FOLLOWS:

Steven Schneider
Joseph Nardulli
Kendall Reed
Sheldon Michaels
Steven Bromberg
Joe Henderson
Stephen Blumberg
David Makous
James Knotter
Carol Medof
Urs Martin Lauchli
Victor Waid
Jonathan Krotinger
Ronald Kahn
Robert McMillan
Bradley Webb
Venetta Tassopulos
Stephen Biersmith
Anita Shapiro
Patrick Huang
Adrienne Jennings
Sally Williams
Jeffery Carlson
Coralie Kupfer
Colin Wied
Samuel Jackson
Eve Wagner
Robert Niemann
Howard Gould
Alan Halkett
Douglas Noll
John Carson
Robert Bosso
L. Boden
Arthur Berggren
Jeff Ferentz
Sandra Shapiro
George Lasezkay
Herbert Katz
Arnold Wuhrman
Thomas Hogan
Robert Briggs
John (Jay) McCauley
Mitchell Lathrop
Richard Wharton
Hadden Roth
Mark Topper
Michael Doland
Morton Orenstein
Mandel Himelstein

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q4 2006

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:55:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q4 2006 includes hearings rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from October 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The Q4 2006 King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award goes to National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator Sally Williams!!!

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q4 2006 FOLLOWS:

Sally Williams
Joseph Nardulli
Venetta Tassopulos
Ronald Kahn
Robert McMillan
Anita Shapiro
Jeffery Carlson
Joe Henderson
Kendall Reed
Victor Waid
David Makous
Steven Schneider
Patrick Huang
Stephen Blumberg
James Knotter
Jeff Ferentz
Lawrence Crispo
Adrienne Jennings
Sheldon Michaels
Jonathan Krotinger
Stephen Biersmith
Robert Niemann
Michael Doland
Samuel Jackson
Arthur Berggren
Jeanne Zimmer
Yolanda Jackson
Herbert Katz
Richard Reinjohn
Thomas Hogan
Guenter Cohn
Morton Orenstein
Coralie Kupfer
John Carson
Alan Halkett
Urs Martin Lauchli
Eve Wagner
Richard Wharton
Mandel Himelstein
Elizabeth Moreno
Mark Topper
Charles Cummins
John Rosenberg
Hadden Roth
Erwin Shustak
Richard Burstein
Robert Bosso
L. Boden
John (Jay) McCauley
W. Wailes

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q3 2006

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:40:00 -0800

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q3 2006

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q3 2006 includes hearings rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from July 1, 2006 to September 31, 2006.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The Q3 2006 King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award goes to National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator Sally Williams!!!

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q3 2006 FOLLOWS:

Sally Williams
James Knotter
Venetta Tassopulos
Ronald Kahn
Coralie Kupfer
Steven Schneider
Joseph Nardulli
Victor Waid
Sheldon Michaels
Anita Shapiro
Jeff Ferentz
Kendall Reed
Adrienne Jennings
David Makous
Stephen Blumberg
Jonathan Krotinger
Lawrence Crispo
Jeffery Carlson
Urs Martin Lauchli
Stephen Biersmith
Carol Medof
Patrick Huang
Mark Topper
Michael Breslauer
Fred Butler
Michael White
Joe Henderson
L. Boden
Morton Orenstein
Richard Reinjohn
Robert Briggs
Samuel Jackson
Mitchell Lathrop
Alan Halkett
Robert McMillan
Elizabeth Moreno
Eve Wagner
John Carson
W. Wailes
Arnold Wuhrman
Thomas Hogan
Bradley Webb
Robert Niemann
Douglas Noll
Michael Harrison
Herbert Katz
Kathleen March
Charles Cummins
Guenter Cohn
Robert Bosso

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q2 2006

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:42:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q2 2006 includes hearings rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from April 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The Q2 2006 King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award goes to National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator Sally Williams!!!

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q2 2006 FOLLOWS:

Sally Williams
James Knotter
Venetta Tassopulos
Ronald Kahn
Coralie Kupfer
Steven Schneider
Joseph Nardulli
Victor Waid
Sheldon Michaels
Anita Shapiro
Jeff Ferentz
Kendall Reed
Adrienne Jennings
David Makous
Stephen Blumberg
Jonathan Krotinger
Lawrence Crispo
Jeffery Carlson
Urs Martin Lauchli
Stephen Biersmith
Carol Medof
Patrick Huang
Mark Topper
Michael Breslauer
Fred Butler
Michael White
Joe Henderson
L. Boden
Morton Orenstein
Richard Reinjohn
Robert Briggs
Samuel Jackson
Mitchell Lathrop
Alan Halkett
Robert McMillan
Elizabeth Moreno
Eve Wagner
John Carson
W. Wailes
Arnold Wuhrman
Thomas Hogan
Bradley Webb
Robert Niemann
Douglas Noll
Michael Harrison
Herbert Katz
Kathleen March
Charles Cummins
Guenter Cohn
Robert Bosso

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for 2006

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:35:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q1 2006 includes hearings rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The Annual King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award for 2006 goes to National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator Sally Williams!!!

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR 2006 FOLLOWS:

Sally Williams
Victor Waid
Joseph Nardulli
Venetta Tassopulos
James Knotter
Ronald Kahn
Anita Shapiro
Adrienne Jennings
Kendall Reed
Robert McMillan
Urs Martin Lauchli
Coralie Kupfer
Sheldon Michaels
Jonathan Krotinger
Jeff Ferentz
Jeffery Carlson
David Makous
Steven Schneider
Joe Henderson
Bradley Webb
Stephen Blumberg
Patrick Huang
Stephen Biersmith
Lawrence Crispo
Carol Medof
Michael Doland
Eve Wagner
Robert Niemann
Herbert Katz
Samuel Jackson
L. Boden
Richard Reinjohn
Mark Topper
Morton Orenstein
Charles Cummins
Guenter Cohn
Michael White
John Carson
John (Jay) McCauley
Alan Halkett
Ronald Greenberg
Hadden Roth
Robert Briggs
W. Wailes
Michael Breslauer
Arthur Berggren
Sandra Shapiro
Richard Wharton
Erwin Shustak
Arnold Wuhrman

Top (S)Hill List National Arbitration Forum Arbitrators for Q1 2007

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:26:00 -0700

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q1 2007

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q1 2007 includes hearings rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award for Q1 2007 goes to JOSEPH NARDULLI!

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q1 2007 FOLLOWS:

Joseph Nardulli
Victor Waid
Coralie Kupfer
Anita Shapiro
Ronald Kahn
Robert McMillan
Sally Williams
Venetta Tassopulos
Adrienne Jennings
Joe Henderson
Steven Schneider
Kendall Reed
Patrick Huang
Jeffery Carlson
James Knotter
Urs Martin Lauchli
Lawrence Crispo
Sheldon Michaels
David Makous
Robert Briggs
Jonathan Krotinger
Jeff Ferentz
Robert Niemann
W. Wailes
Alan Halkett
Thomas Hogan
Kenneth Yaeger
Douglas Noll
Alan DellArio
Stephen Biersmith
Morton Orenstein
Guenter Cohn
Arthur Berggren
Stephen Blumberg
Stephanie Bolden
Mark Topper
John Carson
Mandel Himelstein
Sandra Shapiro
John Csia
Eve Wagner
Daniel Yamshon
Ernest Reveal
Michael Harrison
Paul DeCicco
Paul Bent
Richard Burstein
Robert Bosso
Steven Sauer
Bradley Webb

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q2 2007

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:33:00 -0700

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q2 2007

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q2 2007 includes hearings rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from April 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

King of the (S)Hill Arbitrator for Q2 2007 goes to Joseph Nardulli! Rounding out the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 for Q2 2007:

Joseph Nardulli
Sally Williams
Urs Martin Lauchli
Anita Shapiro
James Knotter
Victor Waid
Ronald Kahn
Jeff Ferentz
Jeffery Carlson
Robert Briggs
Adrienne Jennings
Coralie Kupfer
Venetta Tassopulos
Robert McMillan
Kendall Reed
Joe Henderson
Steven Schneider
Sheldon Michaels
Daniel Yamshon
Jonathan Krotinger
Stephen Biersmith
Patrick Huang
Herbert Katz
Alan Halkett
Richard Reinjohn
Arthur Berggren
David Haberbush
George Lasezkay
Mitchell Lathrop
Robert Bosso
Morton Orenstein
Mark Topper
Stephanie Bolden
Fred Butler
David Makous
W. Wailes
L. Boden
Yolanda Jackson
Steven Sauer
John Rosenberg
Thomas Hogan
Arnold Wuhrman
John Csia
Douglas Noll
Howard Garfield
Robert Field
Gerald Lewis
Jerome Posell
John (Jay) McCauley
Charles Cummins

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q3 2007

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0800

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q3 2007

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q3 2007 includes hearings rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from July 1, 2007 to September 31, 2007.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award for Q3 2007 goes to Venetta Tassopulos

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q3 2007 FOLLOWS:

Venetta Tassopulos
Joseph Nardulli
Sally Williams
Joe Henderson
Robert Briggs
Adrienne Jennings
Ronald Kahn
Anita Shapiro
Coralie Kupfer
Victor Waid
Jeffery Carlson
Urs Martin Lauchli
Stephen Blumberg
David Makous
Steven Schneider
Robert McMillan
Patrick Huang
Kendall Reed
Stephen Biersmith
James Knotter
Jeff Ferentz
Jonathan Krotinger
Guenter Cohn
Thomas Klitgaard
W. Wailes
R. Schoettler
Morton Orenstein
Kenneth Yaeger
Daniel Yamshon
Gerald Vinnard
Thomas Hogan
Ronald Greenberg
John Rosenberg
Howard Gould
Jack Freedman
Fred Butler
John (Jay) McCauley
Robert Niemann
Paul DeCicco
Elizabeth Moreno
Michael Harrison
Sandra Shapiro
Steven Sauer
Mark Topper
Erwin Shustak
Valerie Higgins
Yolanda Jackson
Maurice Attie
Michael Breslauer
Richard Burstein

King of the (S)Hill National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator for Q4 2007

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:23:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q4 2007 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award for Q4 2007 goes to Steven Schneider!

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q4 2007 FOLLOWS:

Steven Schneider
Robert Briggs
Sally Williams
Jeffery Carlson
Urs Martin Lauchli
Joseph Nardulli
Venetta Tassopulos
James Knotter
Coralie Kupfer
Kendall Reed
Adrienne Jennings
David Makous
Joe Henderson
Ronald Kahn
Jerome Posell
Patrick Huang
Daniel Yamshon
Stephen Blumberg
Robert McMillan
Elizabeth Moreno
Victor Waid
Samuel Jackson
Erwin Shustak
Robert Niemann
Alan Halkett
John Csia
Michael Harrison
Robert Bosso
Anita Shapiro
Thomas Hogan
Jonathan Krotinger
Douglas Noll
David Haberbush
Herbert Katz
R. Schoettler
Guenter Cohn
John (Jay) McCauley
Howard Garfield
L. Boden
Mark Topper
George Lasezkay
Michael Breslauer
Sheldon Michaels
Steven Sauer
Sandra Shapiro
Douglas Haydel
Javed Ellahie
Robert Field
Richard Wharton
Bradley Webb

King of the (S)Hill 2007 Top Annual Rankings

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:04:00 -0700

King of the (S)Hill 2007 Top Annual Rankings

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR 2007 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The winner - and King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator Annual Award for 2007 goes to Joseph Nardulli.

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2007 FOLLOWS:

Joseph Nardulli
Sally Williams
Steven Schneider
Venetta Tassopulos
Anita Shapiro
Coralie Kupfer
Robert Briggs
Victor Waid
Ronald Kahn
Urs Martin Lauchli
Adrienne Jennings
Jeffery Carlson
Joe Henderson
Robert McMillan
James Knotter
Kendall Reed
Patrick Huang
Jeff Ferentz
David Makous
Sheldon Michaels
Stephen Biersmith
Stephen Blumberg
Daniel Yamshon
Jonathan Krotinger
Lawrence Crispo
Jerome Posell
Alan Halkett
Robert Niemann
Guenter Cohn
Thomas Hogan
W. Wailes
Morton Orenstein
Douglas Noll
Mark Topper
Herbert Katz
Arthur Berggren
Robert Bosso
John Csia
R. Schoettler
David Haberbush
Erwin Shustak
George Lasezkay
Samuel Jackson
Stephanie Bolden
Steven Sauer
Richard Reinjohn
Elizabeth Moreno
L. Boden
John Rosenberg
Kenneth Yaeger

King of the (S)Hill Q1 2008 Rankings

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:02:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q1 2008 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from January 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award for Q1 2008 goes to SALLY WILLIAMS!

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q1 2008 FOLLOWS:

Sally Williams
Coralie Kupfer
Joe Henderson
Sheldon Michaels
Victor Waid
Joseph Nardulli
Michael Timpane
Ronald Kahn
Steven Schneider
Jeffery Carlson
Arnold Wuhrman
Venetta Tassopulos
Anita Shapiro
Robert McMillan
Robert Briggs
Kendall Reed
James Knotter
Stephen Blumberg
David Makous
Urs Martin Lauchli
Jonathan Krotinger
Daniel Yamshon
Jeffrey Paris
W. Wailes
Elizabeth Moreno
Adrienne Jennings
Lawrence Crispo
Robert Niemann
Alan DellArio
Paul DeCicco
David Haberbush
John Carson
Morton Orenstein
John Rosenberg
Jack Freedman
Samuel Jackson
Steven Sauer
Richard Burstein
Kenan Oldham
Douglas Noll
Maurice Lewitt
Michael White
Kenneth Yaeger
Arthur Berggren
Michael Doland
Hadden Roth
George Lasezkay
Richard Wharton
Norman Marshall
Howard Gould

King of the (S)Hill Q2 2008 Rankings

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:59:00 -0700

King of the (S)Hill Q2 2008 Rankings

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q2 2008 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from April 1, 2008 to June 31, 2008.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award for q2 2008 goes to National Arbitration Forum arbitrator James Knotter.

The WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q2 2008:

James Knotter
Arnold Wuhrman
Victor Waid
Paul DeCicco
Coralie Kupfer
Robert Briggs
Venetta Tassopulos
Urs Martin Lauchli
Sally Williams
Joe Henderson
Robert McMillan
Anita Shapiro
Steven Schneider
Yolanda Jackson
Jeffery Carlson
Joseph Nardulli
David Makous
Kendall Reed
Jonathan Krotinger
Lawrence Crispo
Douglas Noll
Ronald Kahn
Stephen Blumberg
Adrienne Jennings
Carol Medof
Daniel Yamshon
Fred Butler
L. Boden
Robert Niemann
Maurice Lewitt
Jerome Posell
Jeffrey Paris
John Carson
Guenter Cohn
Sandra Shapiro
W. Wailes
Steven Sauer
Richard Burstein
Robert Smith
Arthur Berggren
Herbert Katz
Erwin Shustak
John (Jay) McCauley
Richard Wharton
Mark Topper

King of the (S)Hill Q3 2008 Rankings

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:57:00 -0800

King of the (S)Hill Q3 2008 Rankings

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q3 2008 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from July 1, 2008 to September 31, 2008.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.
The Q3 2008 King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award goes to National Arbitration Forum arbitrator Steven Schneider!!!!

Rounding out the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q3 2008 IS:

Steven Schneider
Victor Waid
Urs Martin Lauchli
Yolanda Jackson
Anita Shapiro
James Knotter
Patrick Huang
Coralie Kupfer
Jerome Posell
David Makous
Adrienne Jennings
Venetta Tassopulos
Sally Williams
Joseph Nardulli
Ronald Kahn
Sheldon Michaels
Kendall Reed
Robert Briggs
Lawrence Crispo
Douglas Haydel
George Lasezkay
Daniel Yamshon
Arnold Wuhrman
Elizabeth Moreno
Charles Hunt
Joe Henderson
Carol Medof
Robert McMillan
Richard Reinjohn
Michael White
Stephen Blumberg
Jeanne Zimmer
Leon Alexander
Maurice Lewitt
Richard Wharton
Colin Wied
R. Schoettler
Robert Smith
Robert Bosso
Arthur Berggren
Guenter Cohn
Robert Field
David Haberbush
Norman Marshall
Richard Burstein
Eric Van Ginkel
Jack Freedman
Michael Doland
John Cooper
Mandel Himelstein

King of the (S)Hill 2008 Annual Rankings

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:51:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR 2008 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The Winner of the King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator Annual Award for 2008 goes to National Arbitration Forum arbitrator Victor Waid!!!!!

Rounding out the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR 2008:

Victor Waid
James Knotter
Steven Schneider
Urs Martin Lauchli
Coralie Kupfer
Joseph Nardulli
Ronald Kahn
Anita Shapiro
Sally Williams
Venetta Tassopulos
Adrienne Jennings
Joe Henderson
Yolanda Jackson
Arnold Wuhrman
Robert McMillan
David Makous
Sheldon Michaels
Robert Briggs
Paul DeCicco
Daniel Yamshon
Patrick Huang
Jerome Posell
Jeffery Carlson
Kendall Reed
Michael Timpane
Stephen Blumberg
Jonathan Krotinger
Lawrence Crispo
Jeffrey Paris
Douglas Noll
Carol Medof
Elizabeth Moreno
Robert Niemann
Maurice Lewitt
John Carson
Robert Smith
W. Wailes
Michael White
Arthur Berggren
Fred Butler
Richard Wharton
R. Schoettler
John Rosenberg
Douglas Haydel
Guenter Cohn
Richard Burstein
L. Boden
Kenneth Yaeger
David Haberbush
George Lasezkay

King of the (S)Hill Q4 2008 Rankings

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:53:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR the FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator Award for q4 2008 goes to National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator James Knotter!!!!

Rounding out the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 FOR Q4 2008:

James Knotter
Victor Waid
Ronald Kahn
Steven Schneider
Urs Martin Lauchli
Joseph Nardulli
Adrienne Jennings
Coralie Kupfer
Daniel Yamshon
Robert McMillan
Anita Shapiro
Jerome Posell
Venetta Tassopulos
David Makous
Stephen Blumberg
Patrick Huang
Kendall Reed
John Carson
Robert Smith
John Rosenberg
Mandel Himelstein
Kenneth Yaeger
Maurice Lewitt
John Csia
Robert Niemann
Sally Williams
Stephanie Bolden
Elizabeth Moreno
Jeanne Zimmer
Lawrence Crispo
R. Schoettler
Rebecca Mocciaro
Joe Henderson
G. Dennis Halkides
Michael Harrison
Hadden Roth
Elizabeth Tippin
Nancy Beardsley
Eric Van Ginkel
Thomas Hogan
P. Kirwin
Guenter Cohn
Kenan Oldham
Thomas Marshall
Gerald Vinnard

Top (S)Hill 2009 Q1 Rankings - National Arbitration Forum Arbitrators

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:48:00 -0700

King of the (S)Hill 2009 Q1 Rankings

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q1 2009 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award FOR Q1 2009 goes to National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator Victor Waid! Rounding out the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 FOR Q1 2009:

Victor Waid
Coralie Kupfer
Robert McMillan
Anita Shapiro
Ronald Kahn
Steven Schneider
Joseph Nardulli
Joe Henderson
Sally Williams
Adrienne Jennings
Venetta Tassopulos
Jerome Posell
Urs Martin Lauchli
Jeffery Carlson
Robert Briggs
James Knotter
Stephen Blumberg
Carol Medof
L. Boden
Valerie Higgins
Kendall Reed
Alan Halkett
Hadden Roth
Daniel Yamshon
Arthur Berggren
Michael White
Richard Wharton
John Csia
P. Kirwin
John Carson
Richard Burstein
Elizabeth Tippin
Stephanie Bolden
David Makous
Gerald Vinnard
Douglas Haydel
Kenan Oldham
George Lasezkay
Jonathan Krotinger
Thomas Marshall
Robert Niemann
W. Wailes
Ronald Greenberg
Elizabeth Moreno
Michael Doland

King of the (S)Hill Historical Cumulative Rankings TOP 50

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:42:43 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The historical record dates from January 1, 2003.

Victor Waid continues to lead the pack in rubber-stamping alleged 'Arbitration Awards" on California consumers. Without any more fanfare- here is the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 list FOR ALL TIME! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

King of the (S)Hill Arbitrator Award for all-time (to-date) goes to Victor Waid! Rounding out the Top 50:

Victor Waid
Joseph Nardulli
Steven Schneider
James Knotter
Sally Williams
Ronald Kahn
Urs Martin Lauchli
Coralie Kupfer
Anita Shapiro
Venetta Tassopulos
Joe Henderson
Kendall Reed
Adrienne Jennings
Robert McMillan
David Makous
Sheldon Michaels
Jeffery Carlson
Stephen Blumberg
Stephen Biersmith
Jonathan Krotinger
Bradley Webb
Robert Briggs
Patrick Huang
Steven Bromberg
Jeff Ferentz
Carol Medof
Arnold Wuhrman
Richard Wharton
Yolanda Jackson
Daniel Yamshon
Jerome Posell
Lawrence Crispo
Paul DeCicco
C. Ferguson
Michael Timpane
Robert Niemann
Douglas Noll
Arthur Berggren
L. Boden
Guenter Cohn
Alan Halkett
Samuel Jackson
John Carson
Mark Topper
Eve Wagner
Morton Orenstein
W. Wailes
Robert Bosso
Richard Reinjohn
Herbert Katz

Victor Waid - KING OF THE (S)HILL ARBITRATOR FOR Q1 2009

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:36:00 -0700

Victor L. Waid - California State Bar #49842

Victor Waid continues a frantic pace of arbitration awards against consumers from January 1, 2009, to March 31, 2009. More than $3.7 million in "Arbitration Awards" were awarded to banks by Mr. Waid in Q1 2009.

Is This Arbitration, or is this Wrongful Arbitration?

During January February, and March of 2009, Mr. Waid signed off on 330 'hearings' for the National Arbitration Forum. Chase Bank, and Bank of America or their proxies (stand-ins) accounted for the lion's share of these 'hearings'. 183 Chase Bank claims crossed Mr. Waid's gavel, and 115 claims from Bank of America or it's assignees/proxies were stamped "ARBITRATION AWARD".

A lucky two consumers managed Awards from Mr. Waid.

During this three-month period, Mr. Waid's 'AWARD' stamp came down to NINE DAYS. On six of those days, 49-50 "Awards" were signed off PER DAY. On each of those six days, the businesses using the National Arbitration Forum's claimed 'neutral' services got a cool half million dollars ($500,000 plus or minus) in "Arbitration Awards".

BACKGROUND
Victor L Waid is a licensed attorney. He is licensed by the State of California Bar. The State of California Bar website profile is located here. (CLICK) According to this profile, Mr. Waid's offices are located at:

2625 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite 1, Sacramento, CA

Sacramento County is the California county name for his office location. Do you have an "Arbitration Award" granted by Mr. Waid? If so, were you notified of a hearing, and WHERE WAS IT TO TAKE PLACE? Are YOU in Sacramento County?

Continue reading "Victor Waid - KING OF THE (S)HILL ARBITRATOR FOR Q1 2009"

Class Action Against National Arbitration Forum filed in California

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:31:33 -0700

A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court for the Central District of California, by Millberg LLP.

The suit claims to represent a class of those using the National Arbitration Forum services from a period beginning in 2006. Defendants named are the National Arbitration Forum, both the LLC, and Inc. entities. All the known hedge fund entities identified by the Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, are also named as defendants, as is Mann Bracken.

Read the complaint against the National Arbitration Forum and Mann Bracken here. (PDF format)

Wrongful Arbitration : Is it Ubiquitous?

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:43:50 -0700

Public Citizen Continues their Assault on the State of Arbitration

Today, Public Citizen released another report, as part of their ongoing assault on the edifice of Arbitration. In this latest lambaste of the state-of-the-art, Public Citizen points out that 'arbitration is ubiquitous in many industries', and titled their report "Unfair and Everywhere". Unfair-And-Everywhere.pdfRead the report here.

As this author is wont to point out, arbitration is the outsourcing of societies' civil justice, your right to a judge and a jury. At least, this public policy/ societal outsourcing should maintain the intent and the foundation of law. The corporate usurpation of the process is the issue.

The Public Citizen is follow through on the Fall 2007 report from Public Citizen "Arbitration Trap" and is on the heels of this summer's capitulation of the National Arbitration Forum to Minnesota State Attorney General's lawsuit (READ THE LAWSUIT HERE). Of particular note is Public Citizens' tactics with the call centers of American Express, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, (see the report footnotes 29, 30, 33), all of which exploit those call centers' machinations to expose the business practices of these firms. In several noteworthy passages, Public Citizen catches employees of these corporations referring callers to 'the department that knows". As it turns out, the National Arbitration Forum is answering these inquiries, as the "customer service department that know about arbitration." (this was an American Express call center - see page 9 of the Public Citizen report "Unfair and Everywhere").

The Public Citizen report is an admirable data hash. The report give a good overview of arbitration usage in the banking and cell phone industry, as well as computer manufacturing. Homebuilders, brokerages, cable and internet providers, and automobile dealers' use of arbitration round out the 24 paqe report. This is a must read!

Bang Bang Your Dead

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:31:00 -0700

Lori Swanson in her official portrait.

The National Arbitration Forum is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Yesterday, the office of Lori Swanson, Minnesota State Attorney General, announced via news release their lawsuit against the National Arbitration Forum. It's a remarkable shot from the top law enforcement officer of the NAF's home state.

The lawsuit filed in the Twin Cities can be READ HERE

Talk about juicy. They could only have been caught in their own back yard; a defector blew the whistle. And then, there's the shadowy Connecticut/New York hedge fund with a penchant for setting things up. Rounding the crew out was the enforcer law firms

Wrongful Arbitration Converts Unsecured Debt to Secured Debt

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:03:26 -0700

STRIPPING YOU OF LEGAL RIGHTS ALONG THE WAY

There are two kinds of debt - secured and unsecured. A secured debt is debt tied an asset, such as a car or home. The creditor-debtor agreement specifically allows the creditor to go through certain steps to get the asset, that car, or that home, if the debt goes unpaid or past due. Unsecured debt is not specifically connected to a certain asset. These debts might be medical bills, personal loans, and balances on utility bills. Credit card accounts are unsecured debt.

You can be sure if you are delinquent on your car or home mortgage payments, foreclosure is eventually 100% going to happen.

Unsecured debt holders must decide to take many steps to seize assets or income from you. They may easily decide not to do anything at all; legally, federal regulation make credit card companies charged these losses off their balance sheets in regular reporting periods.

When an UNSECURED CREDITOR utilizes WRONGFUL ARBITRATION as a replacement for some of those steps, they are stripping you of legal rights. A simple and effective method employed by the companies is to claim the amount you owe them at the National Arbitration Forum, notorious for rubber stamping thousand of these by MBNA and FIA Card Services. The next step is to present your local County Court with a "Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award", quite likely with an Judge that may be an NAF arbitrator, which continues the rubber stamp with a Notice of Award, a Money Judgment.

BINGO! The unsecured creditor now has a Money Judgment he can file with the clerk of the county and he is now VERY secured. You probably won't refinance a home without satisfying their potentially illegally-gotten Money Judgment. If you have bank accounts, they have every right to tell the Sheriff of the County to Levy - and TAKE YOUR MONEY.

If you have had money and assets seized, or are threatened with seizure, and you think that these actions are based on a WRONGFUL ARBITRATION action, contact us now.