American Arbitration Association sued after removing arbitrator from case of consumer law firm

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A consumer law firm is suing the American Arbitration Association, arguing its removal of the arbitrator hearing a dispute was unfair. Consumer Action Law Group filed suit Feb. 17 in Los Angeles Superior Court over proceedings brought against it by a former client, Gerolyn Howard. The proceedings before the AAA began in November 2017 and lasted four years. For most of that time, Anita Rae Shapiro was the arbitrator in the case. In November 2021, Howard objected to her hearing the case with one day left in a three-day trial and after Howard had rested…