Any legal dispute about the Thomson Reuters website terms must be handled under Minnesota law and in courts located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, regardless of where you are located.
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If you have a legal dispute with Thomson Reuters about its website, you would need to bring that dispute in Minnesota courts under Minnesota law, which could be practically difficult and expensive for users located elsewhere, including outside the United States.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the Minnesota forum selection clause against non-US consumers is uncertain; EU, UK, and Australian consumers may have mandatory rights to litigate in their home jurisdiction that override this contractual provision.
Removal of governing law and jurisdiction clause eliminates specificity about dispute resolution venue and applicable law, creating ambiguity about where disputes would be litigated.
View full change record →This clause effectively requires any user worldwide to litigate in Minnesota if a legal dispute arises from website use, creating a significant practical barrier to legal recourse for most individual users and users outside the United States. EU and UK consumers may have mandatory rights to litigate in their home jurisdiction under applicable consumer protection law that override this contractual choice of forum.
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"These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any action arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Hennepin County, Minnesota.Excerpt from Thomson Reuters's Terms
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If you have a legal dispute with Thomson Reuters about its website, you would need to bring that dispute in Minnesota courts under Minnesota law, which could be practically difficult and expensive for users located elsewhere, including outside the United States.
This clause effectively requires any user worldwide to litigate in Minnesota if a legal dispute arises from website use, creating a significant practical barrier to legal recourse for most individual users and users outside the United States. EU and UK consumers may have mandatory rights to litigate in their home jurisdiction under applicable consumer protection law that override this contractual …
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