The terms require users, except New Jersey residents, to initiate any legal cause of action against the company within one year of the claim arising, after which the claim is contractually barred.
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This provision establishes a contractual limitations period shorter than the default statutory limitations period applicable to many claim types under Minnesota law and the laws of many other states. The document acknowledges a New Jersey carve-out but does not enumerate other states where this limitation may be unenforceable.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the one-year contractual limitations period varies by state; the document acknowledges the New Jersey carve-out but does not enumerate all states where enforcement may be limited.
Under this clause, users outside New Jersey who do not initiate legal action within one year of a claim arising are contractually barred from pursuing that claim, regardless of the default limitations period that would otherwise apply under applicable state or federal law. Applicable law or regulatory guidance in specific states may limit how this contractual shortening of the limitations period is enforced.
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Compare across platforms →"Unless you are a resident of New Jersey, you must initiate any cause of action within one year after the claim has arisen, or you will be barred from pursuing any cause of action.Excerpt from UnitedHealthcare's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Contractually shortened statutes of limitations engage state consumer protection laws, which in a number of jurisdictions prohibit or restrict the shortening of statutory limitations periods in consumer contracts.
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This provision establishes a contractual limitations period shorter than the default statutory limitations period applicable to many claim types under Minnesota law and the laws of many other states. The document acknowledges a New Jersey carve-out but does not enumerate other states where this limitation may be unenforceable.
Under this clause, users outside New Jersey who do not initiate legal action within one year of a claim arising are contractually barred from pursuing that claim, regardless of the default limitations period that would otherwise apply under applicable state or federal law. Applicable law or regulatory guidance in specific states may limit how this contractual shortening of the limitations …
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