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Arbitration Cost Shifting For Frivolous Claims

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Chegg Medium

if the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your claim or the relief sought in your Request was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose...Chegg shall have the right to seek recovery of any AAA filing fees, case management fees and arbitrator compensation it has paid.

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...

Runway Medium

any Dispute that you have with Company...must be initiated via arbitration within the applicable statute of limitation for that claim or controversy, or it will be forever time barred.

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If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your Claim or the relief sought in the demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose...you agree to reimburse the Company for all monies previously disbursed by it.

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Perplexity Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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May 21, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
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CA-P-049477
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CA-D-00509
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-049477/arbitration-cost-shifting-for-frivolous-claims/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does Perplexity AI's Arbitration Cost Shifting For Frivolous Claims clause do?

The clause states: “If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your Claim or the relief sought in the demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose...you agree to reimburse the Company for all monies previously disbursed by it.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 211 platforms. See the full comparison.

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