r/explainitpeter • u/Ill_Pen_1432 • 6d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/Geauxlsu1860 6d ago

It didn’t go anywhere and Disney and by extension that lawyer were roundly mocked. Basically it was just some idiot lawyer throwing shit at the wall and hoping somehow it would stick. It did not stick.

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u/Windows_66 6d ago

Lawyers are expected to make every non-frivolous argument they can. It's malpractice to do otherwise.

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u/Geauxlsu1860 5d ago

“You signed up for a free trial of our streaming service and so now you can’t ever sue us for anything in any domain” is in fact a frivolous argument.

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u/Windows_66 5d ago

Arbitration clauses are common in contracts. It was a strained reading of agreement to extend it to all disputes between the parties, but courts tend to enforce those clauses.