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Bridget McCormack

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562 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

Just take a look at how many cases on the consumer debt docket, which is, by the way, the modal case in state court right now.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

Literally, the modal case in state court is a consumer debt case.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

And go take a look at how many of those are just dismissed because the consumer—not the business—

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

didn't meet some, you know, I don't know, court rule 26.4a that said you had to have a triplicate when you, you know, responded to the thing.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

You're not going to be able to go back to Joe's refrigerator service and say, like, hey, that court process wasn't fair because there's no way I'm going to be able to read the Latin and figure out that I have to file and triplicate my thing.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

So I want to go to arbitration where at least I can just—

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

Show up and in plain language, tell a person what happened to me and a person will listen to it and answer it.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

I mean, I understand that there has been like a pretty successful narrative that this process doesn't work for individuals.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

And I am sure there are places where it doesn't.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

But not every arbitration provider and dispute resolution provider is created equal.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

And some have different missions than others.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

And that matters, right?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

So I think, you know, there could be a campaign to say to—I have no idea who, you know—

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

I don't know if LG uses us or some other provider to say to LG, like, we want you to switch to a provider that actually has due process protocols.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

Like, that's what we want you to do.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

Or you could go to Congress and, you know, you could tell Congress to amend the FAA to say no...

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

B2C cases should ever go to arbitration.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

I understand that, you know, you can, apparently that's how legislation works, that you can like talk to Congress and they'll fix things.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The surprising case for AI judges

I don't know.