He Signed Away His Right to Sue by Subscribing to Disney

Mr. Ballou is a former federal prosecutor and the author of the forthcoming “When Companies Run the Courts,” from which this essay is adapted.

America has a hidden justice system. There, decisions are made in secret, and judges are often paid by the very companies they are supposed to judge. In any other system of justice, this would be called bribery. We call it forced arbitration, and whether you realize it or not, you are almost certainly bound by it.

Jeffrey Piccolo was. When he and his wife visited Walt Disney World, they needed to find restaurants that would accommodate her severe food allergies.........

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