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By restricting injunctive or declaratory relief to the individual claimant, this clause prevents an arbitrator from issuing broad relief that could benefit others beyond the individual dispute.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a broader proposition—that an arbitrator may award any relief available in court on an individual basis—which is a secondary independent effect recorded in omitted_material. The primary claim focuses on the injunctive/declaratory relief restriction as the most consequential qualifier.
If you seek injunctive or declaratory relief in arbitration, any award is limited to relief in your favor as an individual and cannot extend to others.
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The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the party's individual claim.
The parties agree to sever and litigate in court any request for public injunctive relief after completing arbitration for the underlying claim and all other claims.
The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve all disputes subject to arbitration hereunder including, without limitation, any dispute related to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Arbitration Agreement...
"An arbitrator may award on an individual basis any relief that would be available in a court, including injunctive or declaratory relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief...Excerpt from Starbucks's Terms of Use
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By restricting injunctive or declaratory relief to the individual claimant, this clause prevents an arbitrator from issuing broad relief that could benefit others beyond the individual dispute.
If you seek injunctive or declaratory relief in arbitration, any award is limited to relief in your favor as an individual and cannot extend to others.
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