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When Do Smartphone Apps Create Binding Contracts? The Maine Law Court Weighs In

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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently issued its first opinion on the enforceability of contracts formed using a smartphone app. (Sarchi, et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al., 2022 ME 8) In a unanimous decision, the...more

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With exclusion clauses and unfair terms, the house doesn’t always win

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Exclusion clauses in consumer contracts must be adequately signposted, with their meaning and effect highlighted: Andrew Green v Petfre (t/a Betfred). In 2018, Andrew Green played a blackjack game on Betfred’s mobile app. ...more

Carlton Fields

Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration in Smartphone App Case Based on Obscure “Browsewrap” Arbitration...

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The Ninth Circuit recently denied a motion to compel arbitration after concluding that an arbitration agreement “buried” in difficult to access terms for a smartphone app did not put users on constructive notice that they...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Court to Consider Whether California Ride Share Drivers Who Make Airport Runs Are Exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act

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On November 26, 2019, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) might not apply to Uber drivers who are engaged in interstate commerce while driving passengers to or...more

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New York State Court Declines to Compel Arbitration, Cites Purported Ambiguities in Mobile Contracting Process

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Courts are increasingly taking a magnifying glass to electronic contracting processes, particularly how the presentation of the terms of service and call to action are displayed. As such, companies might take a second look at...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mobile App Terms and Conditions Decision Clarifies Best Practices in App Designs to Support Enforcement of Contract Provisions

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The Second Circuit issued a decision of interest to every company that utilizes a mobile app to interact with its customers. In Meyer v. Kalanick, the court enforced the mandatory arbitration provision in the Uber app. The...more

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Landmark Second Circuit Ruling Clarifies the Standards for Mobile Contracts

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On August 17, 2017, the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a landmark ruling in Meyer v. Kalanick that clarifies the standards for contract formation in the age of smartphones and mobile contracting,...more

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New York Federal Court Refuses To Enforce Arbitration Clause In Internet Contract

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This case involves a putative class action filed in federal court in New York in 2015 by Spencer Meyer against Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber Technologies, Inc., alleging that Kalanick “orchestrated and participated in...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SDNY Refuses to Enforce Uber’s Online “Sign-In-Wrap” Terms, Arbitration Provision and Jury Waiver Clause

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On July 29, 2016, the Southern District of New York, in Meyer v. Kalanick, refused to enforce mandatory arbitration and jury waiver provisions against a putative class of Uber consumers. In a lengthy and strongly worded...more

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