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Court Has Exclusive Authority Over Class Action Waiver Enforceability

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Chegg Medium

all Disputes arising out of or relating to the Class Action Waiver, including any claim that all or part of the Class Action Waiver is unenforceable...shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction and not by an arbitrator...

Runway Medium

The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve all disputes subject to arbitration hereunder including, without limitation, any dispute related to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Arbitration Agreement...

Wise Medium

Neither you nor we may elect arbitration of any claims seeking only individualized relief asserted by you or us in small claims court, so long as the action remains in that court and is not removed or appealed de novo...

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disputes regarding the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of the Class Action Waiver may be resolved only by a court and not by an arbitrator.

Excerpt from LinkedIn's Ads Agreement

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
LinkedIn Ads Agreement
Entity
LinkedIn
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063427
Document ID
CA-D-00863
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7f1df96a73c062f9d20aa84beb0dbef769aa923bc5ee01baa675619fc1a46a3a
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:53 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: LinkedIn
Document: LinkedIn Ads Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-063427
Captured: 2026-05-20 20:53:24 UTC
SHA-256: 7f1df96a73c062f9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-ads-agreement/provision/CA-P-063427/court-has-exclusive-authority-over-class-action-waiver-enforceability/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does LinkedIn's Court Has Exclusive Authority Over Class Action Waiver Enforceability clause do?

The clause states: “disputes regarding the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of the Class Action Waiver may be resolved only by a court and not by an arbitrator.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 211 platforms. See the full comparison.

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