If you "like" a product, or use a coupon for one you give up your right to sue

[Oldgamer]

New York Times News Article

This is a sneaky way to get out of lawsuits. So if you use any coupon or like a product on a site you could potentially give up your right to sue.

Read the article it's lengthy.

 

[nageov3t]

this is absurd... I don't see how this could be enforceable in court.

 

[waggy]

this is absurd... I don't see how this could be enforceable in court.

me neither. but who is going to take it to court?

 

[PokerGuy]

That is completely absurd. It's not the SCOTUS' fault, but the ruling in the AT&T case really opened the door for all this craziness. Congress needs to step in and enact legislation that gets rid of the new "forced arbitration" provisions that are now all over the place. Companies should not be able to take away your right to go to court so easily, and they should definitely not be able to restrict the right to class action suits so easily.

Congress won't likely do anything useful though, it rarely does.

 

[hal2kilo]

That is completely absurd. It's not the SCOTUS' fault, but the ruling in the AT&T case really opened the door for all this craziness. Congress needs to step in and enact legislation that gets rid of the new "forced arbitration" provisions that are now all over the place. Companies should not be able to take away your right to go to court so easily, and they should definitely not be able to restrict the right to class action suits so easily.

Congress won't likely do anything useful though, it rarely does.

So nice that corporations have figured out how to screw people out of their due process.

 

[Newell Steamer]

It's OK, because corporations are doing it.

 

[fskimospy]

That is completely absurd. It's not the SCOTUS' fault, but the ruling in the AT&T case really opened the door for all this craziness. Congress needs to step in and enact legislation that gets rid of the new "forced arbitration" provisions that are now all over the place. Companies should not be able to take away your right to go to court so easily, and they should definitely not be able to restrict the right to class action suits so easily.

Congress won't likely do anything useful though, it rarely does.

I'm pretty sure it's exactly SCOTUS's fault. I see no reason why requiring class based arbitration attacks the fundamental premise of arbitration. It was a ridiculous ruling.

Regardless though, yes, these arbitration clauses should be eliminated through legislation.