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Column: New Starz suit reveals latest mass arbitration defense: Make customers pay for mediation [Reuters]

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I've already told you about companies requiring consumers to arbitrate claims in small batches using class actions to settle disputes after barring consumers from suing as a class and even suing customers for allegedly skipping pre-arbitration requirements. But here's a tactic I haven't seen before: The pay-TV company Starz Entertainment, which requires consumers to engage in mediation before they file a formal arbitration case, is insisting that customers split mediation costs, according to a new petition , opens new tab to compel arbitration. Mediation can cost upward of $10,000 a day, the filing said. So, according to plaintiffs' lawyers from Keller Postman, Starz is effectively insisting that its customers put up thousands of dollars in mediation fees before they can bring an actual arbitration claim. That, according to Keller Postman, is a violation of California law. Fair warning: There are definitely two sides to this story. Starz, as I'll explain, contends that its goal Show less Read more
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