Study: The Inhumanity Clause; The Rise of Forced Arbitration in Death and Injury Cases

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
This study examines the disturbing spread of forced arbitration “to its darkest extremes—cases involving wrongful death, catastrophic injury or criminal abuse.” This is a phenomenon that forced arbitration advocates rarely address.

Subjects include: adventure park guests; automobile passengers; autonomous vehicle passengers; campers; children online; cruise passengers; electric vehicle owners; employees; e-moped renters; e-scooter renters; funeral home clients; home rental guests; long-term care residents; moving company customers; patients; recreation center guests; ride-share drivers/passengers; sports spectators; stalking targets; students; teens online; train passengers; and truck drivers.

For the full report, click here.

To read the report's "Introduction and Overview," click here.

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