All disputes related to the website are governed by Ohio law and must be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
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This provision requires all website-related disputes to proceed in a specific Ohio county venue, which may present practical barriers for users located outside Ohio, and the enforceability of this forum selection clause varies by jurisdiction and applicable law.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the Ohio exclusive venue requirement varies by jurisdiction; certain states may not enforce forum selection clauses that impose substantial hardship on consumer plaintiffs.
Under this clause, any dispute a user has concerning the Progressive website must be filed in Cuyahoga County, Ohio under Ohio law, regardless of the user's state of residence; enforceability of this requirement may depend on the user's jurisdiction and the nature of the claim.
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This provision requires all website-related disputes to proceed in a specific Ohio county venue, which may present practical barriers for users located outside Ohio, and the enforceability of this forum selection clause varies by jurisdiction and applicable law.
Under this clause, any dispute a user has concerning the Progressive website must be filed in Cuyahoga County, Ohio under Ohio law, regardless of the user's state of residence; enforceability of this requirement may depend on the user's jurisdiction and the nature of the claim.
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