Coffee Beanery Story To Be Presented to Congress

Activist Group Attempts to Eliminate Binding Mandatory Arbitration Agreements from Consumer Contracts

Washington, D.C. (Blue MauMau) - The American Association for Justice has just contacted Coffee Beanery franchisees Richard Welshans and Deborah Williams, asking permission to use their arbitration story on their activist website. Collen Briggs, AAJ's Grassroots Coordinator for Public Affairs,  states that their association expects a bill to be introduced shortly that will eliminate binding mandatory arbitration agreements from consumer contracts. 

Her letter is as follows: 

Dear Deborah and Richard,

I received your contact information from Paul Bland at Public Justice.

AAJ would like to feature your arbitration story on our activist website www.peopleoverprofits.org.  We expect a bill to be introduced in the near future that would eliminate binding mandatory arbitration agreements from consumer contracts.  This will be a tough legislative fight so we are asking people to contact their Congressmen and urge them to pass this important bill.  Your story will help put a face on the issue and is extremely important in the success of the campaign. 

Can we use your story on our website, to send out to our activists and to present to Congress?

If so then could you please let me know a brief summary of your story?

Do you have a picture we could use to accompany the story?

Thank you so much for your help on this important issue.  Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.  We are trying to get this completed by the end of the week so please let me know as soon as possible. 

Best Regards,
Colleen Briggs
Grassroots Coordinator, Public Affairs 
 
American Association for Justice
Formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Washington, DC 20007

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