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Exclusive jurisdiction in a single geographic location may impose significant practical burdens on users who do not reside near those courts when seeking legal remedies.
The reader is required to file any legal action related to the Agreement exclusively in either the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or Virginia state courts in Fairfax County.
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"You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to the terms of this Agreement shall be filed only in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or...courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia located in Fairfax County...Excerpt from Hilton's Terms of Use
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Exclusive jurisdiction in a single geographic location may impose significant practical burdens on users who do not reside near those courts when seeking legal remedies.
The reader is required to file any legal action related to the Agreement exclusively in either the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or Virginia state courts in Fairfax County.
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