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A court blocks a couple from suing Uber over a crash, citing terms and conditions (www.npr.org)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not even at all sure that they promised that

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Preventing others from bringing you to justice via lawsuits implies to me they intend to do something illegal.

You could be charitable and say arbitration is a cost saving mechanism for lawsuits you successfully defend yourself from (the loser doesn't pay your legal fees in some countries).