“But in interviews with The Times, more than three dozen arbitrators described how they felt beholden to companies. Beneath every decision, the arbitrators said, was the threat of losing business. Victoria Pynchon, an arbitrator in Los Angeles, said plaintiffs had an inherent disadvantage. ‘Why would an arbitrator cater to a person they will never see again?’ she said.”

November 10, 2015

Victoria definitely decreased her chances of being selected as an arbitrator with the honest statement made above.

Source: Michael Corkery and Jessica Silver-Greenberg. “In Arbitration, A ‘Privatization Of The Justice System.'” New York Times. November 1, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02/business/dealbook/in-arbitration-a-privatization-of-the-justice-system.html.

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