arbitration fee

Commentators have criticized reliance on arbitration fees to suggest unfairness towards the consumer.

Within the first three years after its creation, the BAC's caseload increased dramatically, providing the BAC with a stable source of funding from arbitration fees.

When the board refused to pay $4,500, the last installment, of Ms. Leibowitz's arbitration fees on the ground that she had violated state deadlines, she sued, board officials said.

The National Association of Securities Dealers is expected to file a rule proposal in the next two weeks requesting that arbitration fees be increased for both investors and brokerage firms.

In addition to competing for arbitration fees, the nonlawyer firms claim they are filling a real public need: many attorneys, they contend, won't take cases in which losses are less than $100,000.

JAMS charges the consumer $250 when the consumer initiates an arbitration, and the business is responsible for the remaining fees; businesses initiating arbitration must pay all of the arbitration fees in JAMS.

Later, the N.A.S.D. denied Mr. Bruel's request that the broker pay all the arbitration fees, demanding that Mr. Bruel even split the $300 fee for the postponement requested by the ailing broker.