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A comment on Amazon.com's Conditions of Use – Disputes now resolved by the courts. Parent comment

Re:Amazon.com's Conditions of Use – Disputes now resolved by... by nkozyra on Monday July 19, 2021 @10:41PM (#27889557)
Fairly common in civil contacts (pre-nups, acqui-hires, partnerships, etc)

As i understand it, in many states it does not preclude a jury trial, but serves as a gate for the trial ... should mediation fail, a jury trial will still happen.

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Re:Amazon.com's Conditions of Use – Disputes now resolved by... by dd36 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @06:33AM (#27892056)
It’s common in consumer contracts. It’s a Federal law that supersedes state law: The Federal Arbitration Act. It always precludes state law. Indeed, precedence is that issues of arbitrability are for arbitrators to decide.
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Re:Amazon.com's Conditions of Use – Disputes now resolved by... by jcranmer on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @09:09AM (#27893246)
Waiving a jury trial is not the same as demanding arbitration. It means that you consent to bench trial (rule by judge alone) instead.
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Re:Amazon.com's Conditions of Use – Disputes now resolved by... by dd36 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @09:52AM (#27893704)
I misread the chain.
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