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If 25 or more claimants submit Informal Notices or Demands ... the AAA's Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules ... shall apply, and all of the cases must be resolved in arbitration under the process described in this Section 17(h).
the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.
"If twenty-five (25) or more Demands for arbitration...are initiated (i) that involve common questions of law or fact and (ii) where the initiating parties are represented by the same law firm...such Demands shall be administered pursuant to this paragraph.Excerpt from Walmart's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “If twenty-five (25) or more Demands for arbitration...are initiated (i) that involve common questions of law or fact and (ii) where the initiating parties are represented by the same law firm...such Demands shall be administered pursuant to this paragraph.”
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