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It is cut and dry what they want, but the question is, do the terms give them merely the right to terminate your account... or to sue you?
by whatshisface 5y ago
It is cut and dry what they want, but the question is, do the terms give them merely the right to terminate your account... or to sue you?
- lp0_on_fire 5y agoThey have the standard boilerplate: " American Airlines also reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to deny you access to the Site at any time. " "You agree that this Agreement is made and entered into in Tarrant County, Texas. You agree that Texas law governs this Agreement's interpretation and/or any dispute arising from your access to, dealings with, or use of the Site, without regard to conflicts of law principles. Any lawsuit brought by you related to your access to, dealings with, or use of the Site must be brought in the state or federal courts of Tarrant County, Texas. You agree and understand that you will not bring against American Airlines Group, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., or any of its affiliated entities, agents, directors, employees, and/or officers any class action lawsuit related to your access to, dealings with, or use of the Site."
- ashtonkem 5y agoIf I understand correctly, the enforceability of these TOS just added to the bottom of the page is uncertain. After all, I wasn’t forced to read and agree to the TOS on AA’s website like I am for say, Twitter or Facebook.
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- Rd6n6 5y agoThose click-through terms being ubiquitous removes 99% of peoples rights to the legal system, which seems a bit fishy
- whimsicalism 5y agoI don't see how that gives AA the right to sue.
- FDSGSG 5y agoIt is actually the right of petition enumerated in the first amendment which gives AA the right to sue.
- whimsicalism 5y agoFair enough. I guess I meant a good case.
- mbesto 5y agoThe question is sue you for what? How do the quantify the damages? It would be an interesting law suit because if AA wins, then it means they are deliberately admitting that customers who regularly track their points causes financial harm to AA.
- vineyardmike 5y agoIt obviously causes them harm. The points are often redeemed at a discount to their regular tickets... which are often loss leaders for their points business. Most airlines lose money on every ticket, and make it up in their rewards programs. Only to lose money again on redemption. They really only make money on some of the inefficiencies.. Easy to follow source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggUduBmvQ_4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggUduBmvQ_4
- mbesto 5y agoRight, I know this to be true. But it's one thing for someone to infer that it causes harm, but it's another thing if they legally say this is the case.
- whatshisface 5y agoIt reminds me of card counting - it's just playing the game, but in a way that's qualitatively different from typical play. Just like card counting, the house doesn't like people who win too much.