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Canadian Court Sides With Dell Against Class Actions

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist reports that the Supreme Court of Canada has just issued a new online contracting decision that removes the ability for consumers to challenge mandatory arbitration clauses found in e-commerce contracts. (Decision is here.) The case involved a lawsuit against Dell Computer, which refused to sell hundreds of mistakenly priced computers purchased on their website. Dell tried to sidetrack a class action by claiming that all consumers were required to enter arbitration due to a clause buried in its contract via a hyperlink. Geist explains why the ruling may not be as unfavorable for Canadian consumers as it seems at first, in part because some provinces have already passed laws banning e-commerce sites from blocking class-action suits."

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  1. Re:Good idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The US. Where do you live ? If it is the US, probably you don't deserve to. We are the richest most powerful nation in the world. We're so rich even our poor people are fat.

    If you want to complain about it, please start with explaining your right to complain. Like "My grandfather died at D-Day" or "My father died in Vietnam". Then you have some fuckin' right to complain.

  2. sp0nge by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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