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Didn't quite a few tech companies stop using mandatory arbitration because some people basically flash mobbed them into paying millions in arbitration fees? I
by foepys 4y ago
Didn't quite a few tech companies stop using mandatory arbitration because some people basically flash mobbed them into paying millions in arbitration fees?
I cannot find it somehow, maybe I am misremembering.
- andreareina 4y agoUber: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/uber-loses-appeal-block-92-million-mass-arbitration-fees-2022-04-18/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/uber-loses-appeal-b...
- ilikepi 4y agoAmazon is another: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27356550 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27356550
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- voakbasda 4y agoThis needs to become a recurrent pattern. Once companies see serious red ink as the probable outcome, maybe we will see an end to this kind of bullshit.
- prasadjoglekar 4y agoDoordash, not sure if they've stopped it, or just made it harder to bundle requests. https://qz.com/work/1801652/doordash-is-learning-just-how-binding-arbitration-is/ https://qz.com/work/1801652/doordash-is-learning-just-how-bi...
- gxqoz 4y agoThe new agreement says: "provides that you will only be permitted to pursue claims against PayPal on an individual basis, not as a plaintiff or class member in any class or representative action or proceeding; provides that you will only be permitted to seek relief (including monetary, injunctive, and declaratory relief) on an individual basis" I'm wondering if this language is to try to prevent that tactic?