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The cap limits the maximum financial recovery a user can obtain from Afterpay regardless of the nature or scale of the harm, which constrains the practical value of any legal claim against Afterpay.
Interpretive note: The cap's application to affiliates and suppliers is an independent legal proposition omitted from the canonical claim and recorded in omitted_material.
A reader's total recoverable damages from Afterpay, its affiliates, and suppliers across all claims are limited to the greater of the affected order amount or $500.
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The cap limits the maximum financial recovery a user can obtain from Afterpay regardless of the nature or scale of the harm, which constrains the practical value of any legal claim against Afterpay.
A reader's total recoverable damages from Afterpay, its affiliates, and suppliers across all claims are limited to the greater of the affected order amount or $500.
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