“CL Entities are NOT liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, special, punitive, or other losses... and in no event shall such liability exceed $100 or the amount you paid us in the year preceding such loss.”
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The cap applies to all loss categories including direct and punitive losses, severely restricting the maximum recovery a user can obtain from CL Entities regardless of harm suffered.
Interpretive note: The excerpt states CL Entities are 'NOT liable' for the listed loss types and then adds a cap; the canonical claim focuses on the cap as the primary operative proposition. The threshold structure of '$100 or the amount you paid' is stated in the alternative; it is unclear whether the greater of the two applies, though that is the natural reading.
Regardless of the nature or scale of losses suffered, a user's maximum recoverable amount from CL Entities is capped at $100 or the user's payments to Craigslist in the preceding year.
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"CL Entities are NOT liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, special, punitive, or other losses... and in no event shall such liability exceed $100 or the amount you paid us in the year preceding such loss.Excerpt from Craigslist's Terms of Use
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The cap applies to all loss categories including direct and punitive losses, severely restricting the maximum recovery a user can obtain from CL Entities regardless of harm suffered.
Regardless of the nature or scale of losses suffered, a user's maximum recoverable amount from CL Entities is capped at $100 or the user's payments to Craigslist in the preceding year.
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