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Ninth Circuit Mandates Arbitration in Millionaire Match Case: Emphasizes Totality of Circumstances in Online Contract Formation

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In a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the court reversed a district court’s ruling and compelled arbitration in the case of Massel v. Successfulmatch.com dba Millionaire Match. The appellate...more

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EDVA Judge Invalidates Arbitration Clause in Online Terms and Conditions

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In a recent decision, EDVA Judge Rossie Alston invalidated the arbitration clause in the terms and conditions for online sales through the Lowe’s Home Centers website on the grounds that the terms and conditions were illusory...more

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‘Alkutkar v. Bumble’: Securing Active Consent for Updated Terms of Service

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Overview - The District Court for the Northern District of California recently provided guidance in Alkutkar v. Bumble Inc., No. 22-CV-00422- PJH (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2022), reconsideration denied, No. 22-CV-00422-PJH,...more

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Ninth Circuit revisits standards for enforcing online arbitration provisions

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Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reexamined when use of a website can bind a consumer to hyperlinked “terms and conditions” containing an arbitration provision that the consumer never saw or read. Affirming the...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Thoughtful Presentations of Terms of Use Crucial for Enforceability

Many online services feature comprehensive terms of use intended to protect their business from various types of risks. While it is often the case that a great deal of thought goes into the creation of those terms, frequently...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Notice of Terms via Buried Link within a Post-Sale Email Unenforceable

In Starke v. SquareTrade, Inc., No. 17-2474, 2019 WL 149628 (2d Cir. Jan. 10, 2019), the Second Circuit affirmed a ruling that denied a web service’s motion to compel arbitration, finding that the user did not have reasonable...more

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Recent Decision Sends Companies Rushing To Review Browsewrap Agreements

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A California federal court recently held in Rushing v. Viacom, Inc. that an arbitration provision in Viacom’s End User License Agreement (“EULA”) was one click shy of enforceability, and denied the company’s motion to dismiss...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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Second Circuit: Placing Order Online Did Not Bind Customer to Amazon’s Arbitration Provision

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In an important decision underscoring the challenges faced by retailers and others in enforcing online arbitration agreements with their customers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reversed a district...more

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Seventh Circuit Holds No Agreement Entered Into With Respect To On-Line Contract

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This case arises from an appeal from an Illinois federal district court, which ruled that TransUnion, a credit reporting agency, did not give a putative class of its website users proper notice of an arbitration agreement,...more

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Business Litigation Reporter -- October 2014

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California - Browsewrap Arbitration Agreement Not Enforced Against Individual Consumer. In Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble Inc., 2014 WL 4056549 (9th Cir. Aug. 18, 2014), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of B&N’s motion...more

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Website Hyperlink Alone Does Not Establish User’s Assent to Arbitration Agreement, Ninth Circuit Holds

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In a case intersecting the 89-year-old Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and the digital era, the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a consumer who did not read the company’s terms of use when ordering a product on its website was not...more

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Consumers & Binding Arbitration - Company Websites & Social Media

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Can a company require that you give up your right to sue the company if you download a coupon from the company’s website? What if you “like” one of the company’s products on Facebook? Over the last month, General Mills...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Potential Limitations Placed on Unilateral Right to Modify Terms of Use

Contractual provisions giving a website operator the unilateral right to change its end user terms of service are ubiquitous and appear in the online terms of many major social media sites and other websites, including...more

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