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Users are contractually required to litigate any disputes in San Francisco courts, which may impose geographic and financial burdens on users located elsewhere.
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If you have a dispute with Anthropic relating to the Terms, you are required to bring it exclusively in state or federal courts in San Francisco, California.
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the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and Federal courts located in San Francisco, California
it shall be adjudicated exclusively by the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.
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.
"You and Anthropic agree that any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco, California...Excerpt from Anthropic's Claude.ai Terms of Service
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Users are contractually required to litigate any disputes in San Francisco courts, which may impose geographic and financial burdens on users located elsewhere.
If you have a dispute with Anthropic relating to the Terms, you are required to bring it exclusively in state or federal courts in San Francisco, California.
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