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Users are required to litigate all disputes in a specific location, which may impose practical and financial burdens on users who do not reside in or near King County, Washington.
The reader must bring or defend any dispute relating to their use of any Amazon Service exclusively in King County, Washington courts, and consents to jurisdiction and venue there.
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it shall be adjudicated exclusively by the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.
For any dispute relating to this Agreement, the parties consent to personal jurisdiction and the exclusive venue of the courts in New York County, New York.
Any dispute not subject to arbitration and not initiated in small claims court may be brought by either party in a court of competent jurisdiction in either the Superior Courts for the State of California...or in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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"Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your use of any Amazon Service will be adjudicated in the state or Federal courts in King County, Washington, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in these courts.Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use
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Users are required to litigate all disputes in a specific location, which may impose practical and financial burdens on users who do not reside in or near King County, Washington.
The reader must bring or defend any dispute relating to their use of any Amazon Service exclusively in King County, Washington courts, and consents to jurisdiction and venue there.
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