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If 25 or more claimants seek to file arbitrations raising similar claims and are represented by the same counsel...all cases must be resolved in arbitration using bellwether and, if necessary, batched proceedings...
Related Cases may only be filed in batches of up to 50 individual arbitrations at a time
If 25 or more claimants submit Informal Notices or Demands ... the AAA's Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules ... shall apply, and all of the cases must be resolved in arbitration under the process described in this Section 17(h).
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"Related Cases may only be filed in batches of up to 50 individual arbitrations at a time...none of the other Related Cases may be filed or prosecuted in arbitration until the first batch of up to 50 individual arbitrations is resolved...Excerpt from Microsoft's Services Agreement (Legacy)
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The clause states: “Related Cases may only be filed in batches of up to 50 individual arbitrations at a time...none of the other Related Cases may be filed or prosecuted in arbitration until the first batch of up to 50 individual arbitrations is resolved...”
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