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If 25 or more claimants represented by the same or similar counsel file demands for arbitration raising substantially similar Disputes within 90 days...NAM will administer them in batches of up to 50 claimants each.
The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and not appealable, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
The award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
"If more than 1,000 arbitration demands are filed against McDonald's relating to substantially the same business decision...both you and McDonald's have the unilateral right to opt out of this arbitration provision and have your dispute heard in state court...Excerpt from McDonald's's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “If more than 1,000 arbitration demands are filed against McDonald's relating to substantially the same business decision...both you and McDonald's have the unilateral right to opt out of this arbitration provision and have your dispute heard in state court...”
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