Hacker News with Generative AI: Arbitration

Ticketmaster’s attempt to game arbitration services fails (ericgoldman.org)
In an effort to curb mass arbitration, Ticketmaster sought to switch arbitration service providers to New Era ADR, including for past ticket purchases. New Era incorporated some defense-favorable provisions to its mass arbitration provision. The Ninth Circuit holds those provisions go too far and are procedurally and substantively unconscionable.

Legal, Arbitration, Business, Consumer Rights

308 points by hn_acker 18 days ago | 146 comments

Arbitration – Disney Abandoned a Brazen Legal Tactic. Uber Is Doubling Down (slate.com)
When John and Georgia McGinty hailed an Uber in March 2022, they never expected their driver to run a red light, crash into another car, and send them to the hospital with critical injuries.

Legal Disputes, Transportation, Uber, Arbitration

18 points by pseudolus 45 days ago | 3 comments

Uber beats crash victims' attempt to try case in court instead of arbitration (arstechnica.com)
A married couple can't sue Uber over severe injuries they suffered in a 2022 car accident because of a mandatory arbitration provision in the ride-sharing company's terms of use, according to a ruling issued by the New Jersey Superior Court appellate division.

Lawsuits, Arbitration, Uber, Transportation, Consumer Rights

5 points by greyface- 53 days ago | 0 comments

Canadian freight trains to roll again as government forces labor arbitration (apnews.com)

Canada, Labor, Transportation, Arbitration

3 points by howard941 92 days ago | 0 comments

Disney claims streaming arbitration clause binding in resort wrongful death suit (theguardian.com)