Wrongful Arbitration - Arbitrators

Hasta La Vista California Bar Lazy Employees

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:35:04 -0700

California Governor Arnold Schwarznegger

Governor Arnold Schwarznegger Vetoes Senator Ellen Corbett's SB 641

What does this mean? Simply, the California State Bar can't bill for dues from active attorneys. 12 years ago, (1997) then Governor Pete Wilson also vetoed the State Bar funding bill. The result of that years veto was mass layoffs by 1998, and 260 out of 450 employees cut were from the complaint/enforcement/prosecution department. There was a call for voluntary dues payments, and some biglaw players stepped up to the plate and paid. But it wasn't enough.

Both Governors, Wilson and Schwarznegger, cited the increased political plays by the bar in the veto justification. This is usually a routine annual funding bill. The State Bar Act of 2009 failed because of massive ongoing power plays, that continue unabated. The California State Bar is supposed to be a consumer protection agency, and the Bar's operation is to regulate and discipline.

Senator Corbett Expands Her California Consumer Protection, courtesy of the Arnold

There's bigger irony here as well. The sponsor of SB 641, Senator Corbett, was also the sponsor for the so-called Corbett Bill, which became a California statute 1281.96. This is the law requiring consumer arbitration providers to make quarterly public disclosures of the results of their activities. As we all know now, the disgraced National Arbitration Forum staffed their allegedly-impartial arbitrators from the ranks of the California State Bar. Yet, our initial investigations yield no state bar actions against these arbitrators. The California Bar sat on their hands as the National Arbitration Forum arbitrators rubber-stamped away.

California Bar Members. Are They Above the Law?

You have to wonder just how stacked the deck was in the NAF arbitrations. The big-time NAF arbitrators claim lengthy careers, spanning decades. Yet they continued their rubber-stamp of 'Arbitration Award' on tens of thousands in claims from the likes of FIA/Bank of America, Chase, and others. This resulted in the banks receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in Arbitration Awards.

Just how ethical is an NAF arbitrator? Try Lawyer for Sale. Hello State Bar.
How can the arbitrators NOT HAVE KNOWN the extent of the wrongful arbitration cancer? Basic tenets of law were ignored by these long-time officers of the court. There is no credible argument that can explain how an arbitrator can rubber stamp 50 Arbitration Awards in a day, and have actually reviewed evidence, let alone have read the claims presented to them. The arbitrators, unfettered by the State Bar of California, took the law into their own hands. It was a classic pay for play.

If you have an Arbitration Award, how impartial was your arbitrator? Was he or she a member of the California State Bar? Put a complaint in! and cc it to us as well.

King of the (S)Hill Historical Cumulative Rankings TOP 50

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:42:43 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The historical record dates from January 1, 2003.

Victor Waid continues to lead the pack in rubber-stamping alleged 'Arbitration Awards" on California consumers. Without any more fanfare- here is the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 list FOR ALL TIME! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

King of the (S)Hill Arbitrator Award for all-time (to-date) goes to Victor Waid! Rounding out the Top 50:

Victor Waid
Joseph Nardulli
Steven Schneider
James Knotter
Sally Williams
Ronald Kahn
Urs Martin Lauchli
Coralie Kupfer
Anita Shapiro
Venetta Tassopulos
Joe Henderson
Kendall Reed
Adrienne Jennings
Robert McMillan
David Makous
Sheldon Michaels
Jeffery Carlson
Stephen Blumberg
Stephen Biersmith
Jonathan Krotinger
Bradley Webb
Robert Briggs
Patrick Huang
Steven Bromberg
Jeff Ferentz
Carol Medof
Arnold Wuhrman
Richard Wharton
Yolanda Jackson
Daniel Yamshon
Jerome Posell
Lawrence Crispo
Paul DeCicco
C. Ferguson
Michael Timpane
Robert Niemann
Douglas Noll
Arthur Berggren
L. Boden
Guenter Cohn
Alan Halkett
Samuel Jackson
John Carson
Mark Topper
Eve Wagner
Morton Orenstein
W. Wailes
Robert Bosso
Richard Reinjohn
Herbert Katz

Top (S)Hill 2009 Q1 Rankings - National Arbitration Forum Arbitrators

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:48:00 -0700

King of the (S)Hill 2009 Q1 Rankings

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q1 2009 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award FOR Q1 2009 goes to National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator Victor Waid! Rounding out the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 FOR Q1 2009:

Victor Waid
Coralie Kupfer
Robert McMillan
Anita Shapiro
Ronald Kahn
Steven Schneider
Joseph Nardulli
Joe Henderson
Sally Williams
Adrienne Jennings
Venetta Tassopulos
Jerome Posell
Urs Martin Lauchli
Jeffery Carlson
Robert Briggs
James Knotter
Stephen Blumberg
Carol Medof
L. Boden
Valerie Higgins
Kendall Reed
Alan Halkett
Hadden Roth
Daniel Yamshon
Arthur Berggren
Michael White
Richard Wharton
John Csia
P. Kirwin
John Carson
Richard Burstein
Elizabeth Tippin
Stephanie Bolden
David Makous
Gerald Vinnard
Douglas Haydel
Kenan Oldham
George Lasezkay
Jonathan Krotinger
Thomas Marshall
Robert Niemann
W. Wailes
Ronald Greenberg
Elizabeth Moreno
Michael Doland

Victor Waid - KING OF THE (S)HILL ARBITRATOR FOR Q1 2009

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:36:00 -0700

Victor L. Waid - California State Bar #49842

Victor Waid continues a frantic pace of arbitration awards against consumers from January 1, 2009, to March 31, 2009. More than $3.7 million in "Arbitration Awards" were awarded to banks by Mr. Waid in Q1 2009.

Is This Arbitration, or is this Wrongful Arbitration?

During January February, and March of 2009, Mr. Waid signed off on 330 'hearings' for the National Arbitration Forum. Chase Bank, and Bank of America or their proxies (stand-ins) accounted for the lion's share of these 'hearings'. 183 Chase Bank claims crossed Mr. Waid's gavel, and 115 claims from Bank of America or it's assignees/proxies were stamped "ARBITRATION AWARD".

A lucky two consumers managed Awards from Mr. Waid.

During this three-month period, Mr. Waid's 'AWARD' stamp came down to NINE DAYS. On six of those days, 49-50 "Awards" were signed off PER DAY. On each of those six days, the businesses using the National Arbitration Forum's claimed 'neutral' services got a cool half million dollars ($500,000 plus or minus) in "Arbitration Awards".

BACKGROUND
Victor L Waid is a licensed attorney. He is licensed by the State of California Bar. The State of California Bar website profile is located here. (CLICK) According to this profile, Mr. Waid's offices are located at:

2625 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite 1, Sacramento, CA

Sacramento County is the California county name for his office location. Do you have an "Arbitration Award" granted by Mr. Waid? If so, were you notified of a hearing, and WHERE WAS IT TO TAKE PLACE? Are YOU in Sacramento County?

Continue reading "Victor Waid - KING OF THE (S)HILL ARBITRATOR FOR Q1 2009"

King of the (S)Hill Q4 2008 Rankings

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:53:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR the FOURTH QUARTER OF 2008 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator Award for q4 2008 goes to National Arbitration Forum Arbitrator James Knotter!!!!

Rounding out the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 FOR Q4 2008:

James Knotter
Victor Waid
Ronald Kahn
Steven Schneider
Urs Martin Lauchli
Joseph Nardulli
Adrienne Jennings
Coralie Kupfer
Daniel Yamshon
Robert McMillan
Anita Shapiro
Jerome Posell
Venetta Tassopulos
David Makous
Stephen Blumberg
Patrick Huang
Kendall Reed
John Carson
Robert Smith
John Rosenberg
Mandel Himelstein
Kenneth Yaeger
Maurice Lewitt
John Csia
Robert Niemann
Sally Williams
Stephanie Bolden
Elizabeth Moreno
Jeanne Zimmer
Lawrence Crispo
R. Schoettler
Rebecca Mocciaro
Joe Henderson
G. Dennis Halkides
Michael Harrison
Hadden Roth
Elizabeth Tippin
Nancy Beardsley
Eric Van Ginkel
Thomas Hogan
P. Kirwin
Guenter Cohn
Kenan Oldham
Thomas Marshall
Gerald Vinnard

King of the (S)Hill 2008 Annual Rankings

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:51:00 -0700

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR 2008 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.

The Winner of the King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator Annual Award for 2008 goes to National Arbitration Forum arbitrator Victor Waid!!!!!

Rounding out the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR 2008:

Victor Waid
James Knotter
Steven Schneider
Urs Martin Lauchli
Coralie Kupfer
Joseph Nardulli
Ronald Kahn
Anita Shapiro
Sally Williams
Venetta Tassopulos
Adrienne Jennings
Joe Henderson
Yolanda Jackson
Arnold Wuhrman
Robert McMillan
David Makous
Sheldon Michaels
Robert Briggs
Paul DeCicco
Daniel Yamshon
Patrick Huang
Jerome Posell
Jeffery Carlson
Kendall Reed
Michael Timpane
Stephen Blumberg
Jonathan Krotinger
Lawrence Crispo
Jeffrey Paris
Douglas Noll
Carol Medof
Elizabeth Moreno
Robert Niemann
Maurice Lewitt
John Carson
Robert Smith
W. Wailes
Michael White
Arthur Berggren
Fred Butler
Richard Wharton
R. Schoettler
John Rosenberg
Douglas Haydel
Guenter Cohn
Richard Burstein
L. Boden
Kenneth Yaeger
David Haberbush
George Lasezkay

King of the (S)Hill Q3 2008 Rankings

nospam@example.com (Steve) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:57:00 -0800

King of the (S)Hill Q3 2008 Rankings

Since 2003, California law requires providers of consumer-related arbitration to disclose activities. The section of the California Code of Civil Procedure is 1281.96.

This list ranks the TOP 50 so-called 'neutral' arbitrators employed by the National Arbitration Forum. They are listed in order of their 'Hearing Volume'. The record analyzed for the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q3 2008 includes hearing rubber-stamped 'Arbitration Award' from July 1, 2008 to September 31, 2008.

Without any more fanfare- here is the list! Source: The National Arbitration Forum 1281.96 filings.
The Q3 2008 King of the (s)Hill Arbitrator award goes to National Arbitration Forum arbitrator Steven Schneider!!!!

Rounding out the WRONGFUL ARBITRATION TOP 50 LIST FOR Q3 2008 IS:

Steven Schneider
Victor Waid
Urs Martin Lauchli
Yolanda Jackson
Anita Shapiro
James Knotter
Patrick Huang
Coralie Kupfer
Jerome Posell
David Makous
Adrienne Jennings
Venetta Tassopulos
Sally Williams
Joseph Nardulli
Ronald Kahn
Sheldon Michaels
Kendall Reed
Robert Briggs
Lawrence Crispo
Douglas Haydel
George Lasezkay
Daniel Yamshon
Arnold Wuhrman
Elizabeth Moreno
Charles Hunt
Joe Henderson
Carol Medof
Robert McMillan
Richard Reinjohn
Michael White
Stephen Blumberg
Jeanne Zimmer
Leon Alexander
Maurice Lewitt
Richard Wharton
Colin Wied
R. Schoettler
Robert Smith
Robert Bosso
Arthur Berggren
Guenter Cohn
Robert Field
David Haberbush
Norman Marshall
Richard Burstein
Eric Van Ginkel
Jack Freedman
Michael Doland
John Cooper
Mandel Himelstein