“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, if there is no federal jurisdiction over the action, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia located in Fairfax County...”
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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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Except as provided in the dispute resolution section above, all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts of San Francisco, California.
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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, if there is no federal jurisdiction over the action, in the 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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