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Parties bear own attorneys fees unless claim is frivolous

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OpenAI will not seek attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines that your claim is frivolous.

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After this initial set of proceedings, counsel for the parties shall participate in a global mediation session with a mediator jointly selected by counsel in an effort to resolve the remaining Disputes...and Target shall pay the mediator's fee.

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The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the Dispute or the relief sought in the Demand was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose

Excerpt from Booking.com's Terms and Conditions

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Document information
Document
Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Entity
Booking.com
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 1, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005085, captured July 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-076647
Document ID
CA-D-000237
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005085)
7681dcea7076649581fc9fe61008f0afc91aa76bb835077c4463e1674f4c59c2
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 13:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-005085, captured July 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007731, captured Oct. 21, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: Booking.com
Document: Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-076647
Version: CA-V-005085
Captured: 2026-07-19 21:23:26 UTC
SHA-256: 7681dcea70766495…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bookingcom/bookingcom-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-076647/parties-bear-own-attorneys-fees-unless-claim-is-frivolous/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
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What does Booking.com's Parties bear own attorneys fees unless claim is frivolous clause do?

The clause states: “The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the Dispute or the relief sought in the Demand was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose”

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