If Anthropic causes you harm, the most you can recover from them in damages is limited to whichever is larger: the amount you paid them in the last 12 months, or $100.
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This cap means that even significant harms caused by the service, including reliance on inaccurate AI outputs, may result in very limited financial recovery, which is especially relevant given the AI context.
If you suffer a financial or other loss due to reliance on Claude's outputs or service failures, your ability to recover damages from Anthropic is capped at a maximum of your prior 12 months of fees or $100, whichever is greater.
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"TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANTHROPIC'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY UNDER THESE TERMS, FROM ALL CAUSES OF ACTION AND ALL THEORIES OF LIABILITY, WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE FEES YOU PAID TO ANTHROPIC IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).— Excerpt from Anthropic's Claude.ai Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses are common in consumer technology agreements and are generally enforceable in the US, though courts in some jurisdictions may limit their application where gross negligence or willful misconduct is involved. EU consumer protection law may render liability caps partially unenforceable for EU consumers. The FTC has authority over unfair contract terms in consumer agreements. The $100 floor is standard in consumer SaaS agreements. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The liability cap is standard industry practice but is particularly significant in the AI context, where users may rely on outputs for consequential decisions. The agreement also disclaims all warranties, compounding the practical limitation on user remedies. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU Directive 93/13 on unfair contract terms and national consumer protection laws in EU member states may limit the enforceability of liability caps that effectively deprive consumers of remedies for damages caused by the service provider. UK consumer rights law may similarly constrain these terms for UK users. California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act may interact with this provision. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise users relying on Claude for consequential business decisions should not assume that contractual liability protections commensurate with their business risk are available under these consumer terms. Commercial terms may offer different liability structures. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams advising users who rely on Claude for professional or commercial purposes should assess whether the liability cap adequately reflects the risk profile of their use case and consider whether separate contractual protections or indemnification agreements are warranted.
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This cap means that even significant harms caused by the service, including reliance on inaccurate AI outputs, may result in very limited financial recovery, which is especially relevant given the AI context.
If you suffer a financial or other loss due to reliance on Claude's outputs or service failures, your ability to recover damages from Anthropic is capped at a maximum of your prior 12 months of fees or $100, whichever is greater.
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