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Internet Retailers Browsewrap Agreement

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Kristin Hadgis – Ecommerce and Online Contracting

Welcome to the third post in our Spotlight series, where we talk with a leader in a particular field or emerging area of interest to technology and sourcing lawyers and professionals. Kristin Hadgis is a partner in Morgan...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Developments in Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions in Consumer-Facing Online Agreements

Courts throughout the country continue to express skepticism over, and go to lengths to deny the enforceability of, arbitration provisions in consumer online agreements. A recent example from the New York Supreme Court for...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Clickwraps and Browsewraps Oh My! Terms of Online Vendor Agreements - Are They Enforceable?

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Often times, in seeking to enforce a term or condition of an online transaction, such as an arbitration clause, an online vendor will discover that (in the eyes of the law) the consumer never agreed to the transaction’s terms...more

Burr & Forman

Is Arbitration Just a Click Away?

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With online retailers challenging brick and mortar stores, the importance of online transactions and the terms of the contracts they create has never been greater. In the context of arbitration, courts are increasingly being...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

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

Fenwick & West LLP

Purchasing Flowers Ends in Reforming Browsewrap Agreements

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A California Court of Appeal has taken its first stance on the website design requirements necessary for an enforceable browsewrap agreement. On March 17, 2016 the Court of Appeal affirmed the California Superior Court of Los...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Recent Case Highlights Best Practices for Website Terms and Conditions

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided the case of Kevin Khoa Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble, Inc., No. 12-56628 (9th Cir. 2014). This case highlights the importance of making website Terms of Use...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

To Click or Not to Click? Ninth Circuit Rejects Browsewrap Arbitration Clause

In Kevin Khoa Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble Inc., 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 15868 (9th Cir. 2014), decided on August 18, 2014, the Ninth Circuit rejected an attempt to bind a consumer to an arbitration clause found in an online terms...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Court Limits the Enforceability of "Browsewrap" Terms of Use—Best Practices in Online Contracting

In an important decision regarding the viability of so-called "browsewrap" agreements, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit—which covers California, among other states—recently affirmed a district court's...more

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