{"product_id":"when-companies-run-the-courts-brendan-ballou-9781541705715","title":"When Companies Run the Courts: How Forced Arbitration Became America's Secret Justice System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive exposé of forced arbitration, the secret justice system that protects abusers, employers, and the companies that cheat us, without our realizing it \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e America has a hidden justice system. There, decisions are made in secret, and \"judges\" are paid for by the companies and abusers who are being sued. Victims usually lose. But when they do, they cannot appeal, and they cannot turn to real courts for help. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They are trapped in this system, and quite likely, so are you. You joined it when you accepted the Terms and Conditions on a website, opened a new credit card, or started a new job. When you did, you agreed to be shunted into this secret justice system, called \"forced arbitration.\" Through its secrecy and corruption, forced arbitration helps companies cheat their workers, helps banks deceive their customers, and helps predators act with impunity. If companies and the very powerful often seem beyond the reach of the law, it's because they are, and forced arbitration is the reason. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Yet despite the fact that forced arbitration profoundly shapes our lives, almost nothing has been written about it. Brendan Ballou's \u003ci\u003eWhen Companies Run the Courts\u003c\/i\u003e changes that. It shows how forced arbitration came to be, how it makes your life worse, and how we might stop it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brendan Ballou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541705718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541705715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Brendan Ballou","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47427823632639,"sku":"9781541705715","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db317b85-cdac-4219-b61f-82016035a6bb.jpg?v=1761581816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-companies-run-the-courts-brendan-ballou-9781541705715","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}