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Small Claims Court Exception to Arbitration

Medium severity Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 199 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2470 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Runway Medium

you and the Company Parties may assert individualized claims in small claims court if the claims qualify, remain in such court and advance solely on an individual, non-class basis...

Instacart Medium

Qualifying claims may be brought in small claims court, so long as the claims proceed there on an individual (non-class, non-collective, non-representative) basis and remain there.

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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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
"
This Arbitration Agreement shall not require arbitration of the following types of claims: (1) small claims actions brought on an individual basis that are within the scope of such small claims court's jurisdiction...

— Excerpt from Lyft's Lyft Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FAA
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Lyft Terms of Service
Entity
Lyft
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-026424
Document ID
CA-D-00137
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1e86ea9f5e84d9973c21f51b3bada189e1a2ccdbd7c6bee696528811479e28c8
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Lyft
Document: Lyft Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-026424
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:57:42 UTC
SHA-256: 1e86ea9f5e84d997…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/lyft/lyft-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-026424/small-claims-court-exception-to-arbitration/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Lyft's Small Claims Court Exception to Arbitration clause do?

The clause states: “This Arbitration Agreement shall not require arbitration of the following types of claims: (1) small claims actions brought on an individual basis that are within the scope of such small claims court's jurisdiction...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 199 platforms. See the full comparison.

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