Uber car in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, in 2020. Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM 'That's Insane': Lawyers Weigh In on Fallout From Uber's User Agreement
The appeal, if the justices agree to take the case, would be the latest variation on the thorny question of how technology and consent to arbitration intersect.
October 21, 2024 at 05:20 PM
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
The New Jersey Supreme Court has been asked to take up a case in which a couple was barred from suing Uber over injuries from a car crash because of their 12-year-old daughter's alleged consent to arbitration of disputes.
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