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Parties Bear Own Attorneys Fees Unless Frivolous Claim

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The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the Dispute or the relief sought in the Demand was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose

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OpenAI will not seek attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines that your claim is frivolous.

Target

After this initial set of proceedings, counsel for the parties shall participate in a global mediation session with a mediator jointly selected by counsel in an effort to resolve the remaining Disputes...and Target shall pay the mediator's fee.

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The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the Dispute or the relief sought in the Demand was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose

Excerpt from RunPod's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
RunPod Terms of Service
Entity
RunPod
Date stated by the document
March 24, 2026
As printed in RunPod’s text (version CA-V-007626), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006366, captured Sept. 3, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-052268
Document ID
CA-D-000651
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-006366)
3405e728868cd666863cce54630fa998916b69923be6295a8e305745a70c9eff
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 09:34 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006366, captured Sept. 3, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007626, captured Oct. 16, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: RunPod
Document: RunPod Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-052268
Version: CA-V-006366
Captured: 2026-09-03 01:20:40 UTC
SHA-256: 3405e728868cd666…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/runpod/runpod-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-052268/parties-bear-own-attorneys-fees-unless-frivolous-claim/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does RunPod's Parties Bear Own Attorneys Fees Unless Frivolous Claim clause do?

The clause states: “The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the Dispute or the relief sought in the Demand was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 196 platforms. See the full comparison.

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