Editing Forced arbitration hidden inside packaging (section)

==Background: arbitration and lead-contaminated products==
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This article focuses on hidden forced arbitration (a practice wherein the terms of service are shown only after opening the package), dubbed "shrinkwrap arbitration"—specifically by [[Vital Proteins]], a collagen supplement provider and [[Costco]], a wholesale store. The company has a history of anti-consumer practices. 

In 2018, Vital Proteins filed for settlement in the Superior Court of the State of California over lead and cadmium in their products.<ref>Superior Court of the State of California County of Alameda, Stipulated Consent Judgement, Environmental Research Center Inc. vs. Vital Proteins, LLC and DOES 1-100. Case RG18905420. 

https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/prop65/settlements/2017-02480S6659.pdf</ref> No demonstrably safe threshold for lead exposure has been identified.<ref>Vorvolakos T, Arseniou S, Samakouri M. There is no safe threshold for lead exposure: Α literature review. Psychiatriki. 2016 Jul-Sep;27(3):204-214. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2016.273.204. PMID: 27837574. </ref> 

[[Forced arbitration|Arbitration]] is an alternative to court proceedings. It is alternative proceeding, conducted off of the public record, and away from the eyes of investors, and other potential plaintiffs. Arbitration may include nondisclosure agreements. It avoids costly court procedures, but it strips citizens of their due process rights. Forced arbitration suffers numerous critiques. The business is a repeat customer of the arbitrator, so the business has an undue appearance of influence. Arbitration can be used to avoid court for cases which may otherwise be things such as liability for [[Disney wrongful-death lawsuit|wrongful death]]  or sexual assault.<ref>Sara Ashley O'Brien, Nelli Black, Curt Devine and Drew Griffin, CNN, ''CNN investigation: 103 Uber drivers accused of sexual assault or abuse, September 18, 2018'' https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/28/tech/uber-driver-sexual-assault/index.html</ref>