haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 8 months agoMcDonalds is giving free French fries in return for waiving the right to suewww.mashed.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkMcDonalds is giving free French fries in return for waiving the right to suewww.mashed.comhaxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squareshasta@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·8 months agoI thought that wasn’t legal, like non-compete clauses
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoIt’s gonna be fun first time it goes to court for sure
minus-squareSheik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-28 months ago« Your honor, I require to be protected by law for making the plaintiff forfeit any protection from the law. »
minus-squareben_dover@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agothey didn’t waive all rights, but would force plaintiffs to go through arbitration instead
minus-squareNaibofTabrlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoForced arbitration depends on jurisdiction.
I thought that wasn’t legal, like non-compete clauses
It’s gonna be fun first time it goes to court for sure
« Your honor, I require to be protected by law for making the plaintiff forfeit any protection from the law. »
they didn’t waive all rights, but would force plaintiffs to go through arbitration instead
Forced arbitration depends on jurisdiction.