{"id":1279,"date":"2013-07-04T17:17:11","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T17:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com\/2013\/07\/andatory_securities_arbitratio"},"modified":"2022-03-10T16:37:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T22:37:40","slug":"andatory-securities-arbitratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/andatory-securities-arbitratio\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandatory Securities Arbitration vs. Court?  The Debate Rages Past the Quarter-Century Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tShould investors have the option to resolve their securities claims not just in arbitration but also in court? Recently, Senator Al Franken (D-Minn) voiced his opinion that offering investors both options would be fairer. His comment came weeks after SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar publicly spoke out against mandatory arbitration, noting that letting investors choose between the court system or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration would give them better protections. Right now, investors have to agree to resolve any disputes that arise with a brokerage firm or investment adviser through arbitration rather than litigation before their working relationship can go forward.<\/p>\n<p>However, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/william-s-shepherd.html\">Claimant Investors&#8217; Attorney William Shepherd<\/a> noted, the debate of whether to go to the court or arbitration is a debate that has going on for some time now: &#8220;This dispute began in 1987 when the U.S. Supreme Court first decided that, because arbitration had become &#8216;fair,&#8217; investors could no longer choose court if an arbitration agreement had been signed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Is it fair to let investors choose between having their claims heard in arbitration or by the judicial system? 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