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EA's New User Agreement Bans Lawsuits

Posted by timothy on from the what's-the-eula-equivalent-to-jury-nullification dept.

An anonymous reader writes with this snippet: "Electronic Arts has updated its Terms of Service Agreement for the Origin platform. Following Sony's steps, and taking it even further, EA has added a new clause that prevents users from suing them in both class action and jury trial forms."

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  1. Re:The EULA said that? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Quote from the EULA:

    This provision applies to all consumers to the fullest extent allowable by law, but expressly excludes residents of Quebec, Russia, Switzerland and the Member States of the European Union.

    Hence Europeans can feel safe.

  2. Re:Oh no! by MightyYar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While I'd like to see the class action laws amended, this doesn't mean there is no recourse. A little organization and a mass of suits in small claims court would prove quite expensive for them. Hmmmm, I just got a web site idea :)

    As an aside, I think that class action suits are fundamentally flawed in their current form. The settlements are generally a joke for the class, with the lawyers picking up most of the benefit. Frankly, the companies benefit from it more than they are hurt by it in it's current form.

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  3. Re:Horsecrap indeed by Hatta · · Score: 5, Insightful

    the supreme court said you can sue if you have suffered serious damages even if the contract said arbitration

    So now corporations across the country can steal small sums from millions of people, and none of them can sue because they individually haven't suffered serious damages, and can no longer pool their resources as a class.

    What it boils down to is that the Superman III/Office Space scam is de facto legal now. If you're a major corporation, that is.

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  4. Re:Binding arbitration == The Corporate Holy Grail by izomiac · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The point of the documentary seems to be that propaganda from large corporations has made people think these are much larger problems then they actually are. People on both sides abuse the system. In the case of the coffee, the woman nearly died (Baux score of 95, with 140 being "comfort care only") with third degree burns to 6% of her body (16% burned total), and medical bills of $10,500 for her 8 day hospitalization, and over two years of treatment including skin graphs. Here is a picture of her burns, if you're still doubtful.