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This book reveals the whole truth about forced arbitration, the secret justice system that protects wrongdoers, employers, and big corporations. “Ballo is one of the most profound analysts of the modern American legal system,” says Simon Johnson, Nobel laureate and co-author of Power and Progress. This careful study should be mandatory reading. America has a hidden justice system. There, decisions are made in secret, and “judges” are paid by the companies and wrongdoers against whom the lawsuits are brought. Victims usually lose. But when they lose, they can't appeal, and they can't turn to the real courts for help. They're stuck in this system, and you probably are too. You joined when you agreed to the terms and conditions on a website, opened a new credit card, or started a new job. When you did, you agreed to be stuck in this secret justice system called “forced arbitration.” Through its secrecy and corruption, forced arbitration helps companies cheat their workers, helps banks cheat their customers, and helps abusers act with impunity. If companies and powerful people often seem immune to the law, that's because they are, and forced arbitration is why. However, although forced arbitration greatly affects our lives, little has been written about it. Brendan Ballew's book When Corporations Control the Courts changes this. It shows how forced arbitration came about, how it worsens the situation, and how we can get rid of it.