“YOU AND THE SONY ENTITY WITH WHICH YOU HAVE A DISPUTE AGREE THAT ARBITRATION WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION...”
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By prohibiting class and representative actions in arbitration, Sony PlayStation eliminates the ability for users to pool claims, which can be significant when individual claims are small relative to litigation costs.
You cannot bring or participate in a class or representative arbitration against the relevant Sony entity; any arbitration must be conducted individually.
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By prohibiting class and representative actions in arbitration, Sony PlayStation eliminates the ability for users to pool claims, which can be significant when individual claims are small relative to litigation costs.
You cannot bring or participate in a class or representative arbitration against the relevant Sony entity; any arbitration must be conducted individually.
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 199 platforms. See the full comparison.
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