“YOU AND LYFT BOTH ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO PURSUE OR HAVE A DISPUTE RESOLVED AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.”
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The clause eliminates class-based legal remedies, meaning users must individually pursue any claim rather than pooling resources with others in a collective action.
You are prohibited from acting as a plaintiff or class member in any class action, collective action, or representative proceeding against Lyft.
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If you opt out of only the arbitration provisions, and not also the class action waiver, the class action waiver still applies. You may not opt out of only the class action waiver and not also the arbitration provisions.
The arbitrator will have the power to rule on any challenge to its own jurisdiction or to the validity or enforceability of any portion of the agreement to arbitration, except that the state or federal courts of Palo Alto, California have the authority to determine any dispute about enforceability o...
the parties shall group the arbitration demands into batches of no more than 200...One arbitrator shall be appointed for each batch and shall resolve each batch as a single consolidated arbitration...
"YOU AND LYFT BOTH ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO PURSUE OR HAVE A DISPUTE RESOLVED AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.Excerpt from Lyft's Terms of Service
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The clause eliminates class-based legal remedies, meaning users must individually pursue any claim rather than pooling resources with others in a collective action.
You are prohibited from acting as a plaintiff or class member in any class action, collective action, or representative proceeding against Lyft.
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