The agreement requires that any legal claim arising under these terms be filed within one year of the cause of action, and limits recoverable damages to out-of-pocket expenses unless a party prevails, in which case costs and attorneys' fees are also available.
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This provision shortens the period within which users may bring claims against Boston Dynamics to one year, which is shorter than many default statutory limitation periods under state law. The simultaneous restriction of recoverable damages to out-of-pocket expenses further constrains available remedies.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of contractually shortened limitation periods varies by state and jurisdiction; courts in some states have declined to enforce such provisions.
Under this clause, users who do not initiate a legal claim within one year of the relevant event are barred from bringing that claim under these terms. The agreement also states that recoverable damages are limited to out-of-pocket expenses, with attorneys' fees available only to the prevailing party.
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Compare across platforms →"Any claim under these Terms of Use must be brought within one (1) year after the cause of action arises, or such claim or cause of action is barred. No recovery may be sought or received for damages other than out-of-pocket expenses, except that the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys' fees.Excerpt from Boston Dynamics's Terms of Use
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This provision shortens the period within which users may bring claims against Boston Dynamics to one year, which is shorter than many default statutory limitation periods under state law. The simultaneous restriction of recoverable damages to out-of-pocket expenses further constrains available remedies.
Under this clause, users who do not initiate a legal claim within one year of the relevant event are barred from bringing that claim under these terms. The agreement also states that recoverable damages are limited to out-of-pocket expenses, with attorneys' fees available only to the prevailing party.
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