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Due Process As Consumer Protection: State Remedies For Distant Forum Abuse, Alan K. Chen
Due Process As Consumer Protection: State Remedies For Distant Forum Abuse, Alan K. Chen
Akron Law Review
This article takes the position that distant forum abuse is a practice which should be and can be halted by the employment of state consumer protection statutes. The article first lays out a history of distant forum abuse and its role as a tool for debt collection harassment. Next, it examines legal developments in this area at both the federal and state levels, and explains the need for a more wide-reaching remedy in most jurisdictions. The third section briefly addresses important aspects of procedural waivers under contract law which must be taken into account by policy-makers when fashioning new remedies …