“TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DOORDASH'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY AND/OR DUE FROM YOU TO DOORDASH IN THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM.”
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This cap means that no matter how significant a harm DoorDash causes, the maximum recoverable amount is tied to the user's own recent payment history with DoorDash, which may be very low or zero.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'greater of' implies there may be a floor amount stated elsewhere in the agreement that was not included in this excerpt; the excerpt alone does not specify an alternative floor figure.
The reader's ability to recover damages from DoorDash is capped at what the reader paid or owed DoorDash in the prior six months, regardless of the magnitude of the harm suffered.
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"TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DOORDASH'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY AND/OR DUE FROM YOU TO DOORDASH IN THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM.Excerpt from DoorDash's Terms of Service
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This cap means that no matter how significant a harm DoorDash causes, the maximum recoverable amount is tied to the user's own recent payment history with DoorDash, which may be very low or zero.
The reader's ability to recover damages from DoorDash is capped at what the reader paid or owed DoorDash in the prior six months, regardless of the magnitude of the harm suffered.
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