As regular readers of the blog may recall, Liz wrote a brief note about a decision by the Supreme Court of Missouri holding that arbitration is not available when companies select a defunct institution to administer their arbitrations with consumers. See A-1 Premium Acceptance, Inc. v. Hunter, 2018 WL 4998256 (Mo. Oct. 16, 2018). In the case, the commercial party — A-1 — had designated, in a 2006 arbitration agreement contained loan documents, the National Arbitration Forum (“NAF”) as the administering institution. The NAF, however, entered into a consent decree in 2009 requiring it immediately to stop providing arbitration services for consumer claims nationwide.
