Uber EULA precludes jury trial: Difference between revisions
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|Description=Uber's arbitration clause was upheld in court in a case where Uber riders involved in a car crash attempted to sue for damages. | |||
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A new Jersey couple who was injured while taking a ride they arranged through [[Uber]] was found to be legally precluded from litigation because of a clause in Uber's [[terms of service]] that requires waiver of any right to a jury trial. Instead, they were required to submit to [[Forced arbitration|binding arbitration]]. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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You and Uber agree that any dispute, claim or controversy in any way arising out of or relating to… (ii) your access to or use of the Services at any time, [or] (iii) incidents or accidents resulting in personal injury that you allege occurred in connection with your use of the Services… will be settled by binding arbitration between you and Uber, and not in a court of law.</blockquote> | You and Uber agree that any dispute, claim or controversy in any way arising out of or relating to… (ii) your access to or use of the Services at any time, [or] (iii) incidents or accidents resulting in personal injury that you allege occurred in connection with your use of the Services… will be settled by binding arbitration between you and Uber, and not in a court of law.</blockquote> | ||
==Trial-court proceedings== | ==Trial-court proceedings== | ||