Affirmation Requirement
A provider rule obliging counsel to attest that each claimant's information is accurate.
Introduced in response to campaigns that produced claimants who could not be located, had no relationship with the respondent, or did not exist, the affirmation requirement obliges filing counsel to confirm that the information supplied for each demand is accurate to the best of their knowledge and that the filings are not frivolous. It is the closest analogue in provider practice to Rule 11 certification, and it materially raises the cost of assembling an inventory without vetting it.
See also
- Claimant VettingVerification that each claimant is real, identifiable, and actually bound by the arbitration agreement.
- American Arbitration Association (AAA)The largest US arbitration provider, and the default forum named in most consumer clauses.
- Process ArbitratorAn AAA-appointed neutral who resolves administrative disputes before merits arbitrators are appointed.
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