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Mandatory arbitration in a specific venue and under a specific set of rules removes disputes from public courts, limits procedural options available to users, and requires users outside California to arbitrate in San Francisco County.
Interpretive note: The excerpt includes an ellipsis ('...of JAMS'), which may indicate omitted text specifying the full name or version of the rules. The canonical claim preserves the language as provided without speculating about omitted content.
Users cannot litigate disputes arising from or relating to the Terms in court; such disputes must be arbitrated in San Francisco County, California under JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules.
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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...
in the event that there are 100 or more individual Requests of a similar nature filed against Chegg by or with the assistance of the same law firm...within a 30 day period...the AAA (1) will administer the arbitration demands in batches of 100 Requests per batch...
except disputes relating to the enforcement or validity of your, your licensors', our, or our licensors' intellectual property rights
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"Any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms shall be finally settled by arbitration in San Francisco County, California, in accordance with the Streamlined Arbitration Rules...of JAMS.Excerpt from Substack's Terms of Use
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Mandatory arbitration in a specific venue and under a specific set of rules removes disputes from public courts, limits procedural options available to users, and requires users outside California to arbitrate in San Francisco County.
Users cannot litigate disputes arising from or relating to the Terms in court; such disputes must be arbitrated in San Francisco County, California under JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules.
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