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Eleventh Circuit reverses “clickwrap” case in favor of credit agency

On July 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration, ordering that a dispute between an individual and a credit reporting company...more

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Ninth Circuit Reinforces Stricter Standards for Online User Agreements

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On April 15, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued a second decision in less than two months regarding the enforceability of a “sign-in wrap agreement,” which links users to a website’s terms of service....more

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That’s a Wrap: Ninth Circuit Signals Tougher Standards for Enforceability of Online Agreements

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On February 27, 2025, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling in Chabolla v. ClassPass, finding that the “sign-in wrap agreement” on the ClassPass website was not an enforceable contract because it did not...more

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Clicking Has Consequences: Fourth Circuit Rules Streaming Service’s Arbitration Clause in Website Registration Is Enforceable

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Proponents of arbitration received a victory in federal court this past Tuesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its published decision in Dhruva v. CuriosityStream, Inc. ...more

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New York Court of Appeals Upholds Web-Based “Clickwrap” Agreement to Affirm Order Compelling Arbitration, Including Threshold...

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In January 2021, Uber emailed millions of its users informing them that they would be prompted to agree to updated terms of use (available by hyperlinks) in order to continue using the ride-sharing service. The plaintiff, a...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds That Arbitration Clause in “Sign-In Wrap Agreement” Is Enforceable

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration after concluding, contrary to the district court’s decision, that a “sign-in wrap agreement” provided conspicuous notice of...more

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Second Circuit Court of Appeals Reaffirms Strong Federal Preference for Enforcing Arbitration Agreements in the Evolving Era of...

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In a big win for the tech industry and app developers, and for other companies seeking to enforce arbitration agreements through web-based interactions, last week the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff in...more

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On-line Arbitration Agreements: A Tale of Two “Click Wraps”

What makes an on-line arbitration agreement binding against a website user? In Meyer v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 15497 (2d Cir. Aug. 17, 2017), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a...more

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