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As the article noted, this was not a jury trial, this was decided by an arbitration judge.
by amanaplanacanal 7d ago
As the article noted, this was not a jury trial, this was decided by an arbitration judge.
- alex43578 7d agoArbitrators going to arbitrate then. There's a reason why you want to settle before jury verdicts and opt of arbitration whenever possible.
- f30e3dfed1c9 7d agoIt's Uber forcing the matter into arbitration: "By agreeing to these Terms, you agree that you are required to resolve any claim and/or lawsuit that you may have against Uber on an individual basis in binding arbitration as set forth in this Arbitration Agreement..."
- camkego 7d agoThis seems like a very surprising point of what happened here, sure, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear a $40 million award by a jury, but that’s kind of unusual from an arbitration judge isn’t it? The whole reason companies mandate arbitration in their EULAs (or equivalent) is so the can avoid 40 million judgments.