M David Shapiro Discussed Fine Print of Gym Memberships On Local Sarasota talkshow Suncoast View

SARASOTA, Fla. - Sept. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- Sarasota attorney M. David Shapiro discussed many items you may be agreeing to that waive your rights to compensation hidden in the fine print of Gym contracts and other common service agreements such as signing with alarm companies.

During the discussion on Suncoast View, Attorney Shapiro pointed out that many gym contracts include important restraints on members rights to compensation should they be injured as a result of negligence from the service provide. Many such contracts stipulate that members waive their right to litigation for compensation and instead must agree to forced-arbitration.

By agreeing to mandatory arbitration, consumers are stripped of their right to go to court over disputes and often have their judgement in the hands of an arbitrator paid for by the company that has caused the injury. This type of agreement goes far beyond gym memberships into many industries service agreements, including alarm and security companies, phone companies and more.

Attorney M. David Shapiro shared this with Suncoast View, “A disturbing trend has really taken hold across many industries. More often that not when a consumer signs a service agreement they are also waiving their rights to bring a case to a court of law should some terrible mishap occur. In addition this part of the contract is well hidden in very small print. For example should a member of a gym suffer a serious injury because a weight machine was not maintained in working order they would then have their cause in the hands of the gym owner's arbitrator. While voluntary arbitration is often a fair and viable solution to disputes, forced-arbitration is another thing all together. Usually in forced arbitration the person who decides the dispute is in the direct employ of the service provider and not a neutral party. Agreeing to such contracts will in fact prevent those injured from achieving a fair hearing in a court of law and deny the plaintiff judgement by a jury of their peers.”

About Injury Attorney M. David Shapiro.

Attorney M. David Shapiro is an AV-rated civil trial lawyer, the highest rating awarded to litigation attorneys. He is also board certified by the Florida Bar. Shapiro is an experienced trial lawyer who has earned the respect of his peers in the legal community. He has successfully litigated civil rights cases involving access to courts and rights under the Rehabilitation Act to the United States Supreme Court. For more than 20 years, Shapiro has practiced exclusively in the area of personal injury and wrongful death in Sarasota Florida

More about M. David Shapiro at: http://www.getmejustice.com/sarasota