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They can't force arbitration on you. If eg Uber runs you over or bumps your car, you have no contractual relationship with them, and thus they can't force arbi
by eru 13d ago
They can't force arbitration on you.
If eg Uber runs you over or bumps your car, you have no contractual relationship with them, and thus they can't force arbitration on you.
That's why they have to write the arbitrary clause into their ToS that they need you to agree on. No forced arbitration.
Of course, if you don't agree with the ToS, Uber is also not forced to transport you. But that's fair enough.
- account42 13d agoNo, that's not fair enough. It's a very one sided contract where one party has all the power.
- afavour 13d ago> Of course, if you don't agree with the ToS, Uber is also not forced to transport you. But that's fair enough. IMO, no it is not. It should not be legal to force arbitration via ToS.
- dataflow 13d ago> Of course, if you don't agree with the ToS, Uber is also not forced to transport you. But that's fair enough. Letting entities that hold the vast majority of the leverage and financial/legal/political power in a contract opt out of the legal system and pick an alternative with a financial incentive to side with them is perhaps "fair" to you, but a lot of people would disagree on the "enough" part.
- lux-lux-lux 13d agoHave you ever ridden an Uber? Then yes, they absolutely can. You agreed to it when you installed the app.
- itopaloglu83 13d agoDisney+ case showed us that companies are using arbitration to erode basic rights, even in unrelated matters. It’s one thing to say the legal system is expensive and slow, let’s resolve our issues by a third party, and another thing to where there’s no further action you can take and the arbitration authority is being paid by the company. Its simply becoming a parallel legal system for a different class.