By using Lyft, you agree that any legal dispute with Lyft must be resolved through private arbitration rather than in a public court, and a neutral arbitrator (not a judge or jury) will decide the outcome.
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Arbitration removes your ability to take Lyft to court before a judge or jury, which can make it significantly harder and more expensive for individual consumers to pursue smaller claims or hold a large company accountable.
Previous version had no excerpt text; current version provides explicit language detailing mutual waiver of court rights, FAA governance, and AAA administration.
View full change record →This clause means that if Lyft overcharges you, denies your account without explanation, or causes you harm, you generally cannot sue in court and must instead go through a private arbitration process governed by AAA rules, which can be less accessible and less transparent than court proceedings.
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the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.
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...
"YOU AND LYFT MUTUALLY AGREE TO WAIVE OUR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES IN A COURT OF LAW BY A JUDGE OR JURY AND AGREE TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BY ARBITRATION, as set forth below. This agreement to arbitrate ('Arbitration Agreement') is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and survives the termination of these Terms. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ('AAA') under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, as amended by these Terms.Excerpt from Lyft's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and has been subject to ongoing scrutiny by the FTC under its consumer protection mandate.
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Arbitration removes your ability to take Lyft to court before a judge or jury, which can make it significantly harder and more expensive for individual consumers to pursue smaller claims or hold a large company accountable.
This clause means that if Lyft overcharges you, denies your account without explanation, or causes you harm, you generally cannot sue in court and must instead go through a private arbitration process governed by AAA rules, which can be less accessible and less transparent than court proceedings.
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