Purchasing a home is exciting, especially when you obtain in advance of the sale a report from a home inspector, to better understand the property you’re buying. Nobody likes surprises that waste your time and money, right? But what happens when the inspector fails to note an important defect: something…
Uber/Lyft Passenger Injury | Arbitration Clause in PA Update
Injured in a Rideshare | Arbitration Clause Pennsylvania Superior Court Ruling: Uber’s arbitration clause — buried in the fine print of its popular app — is unenforceable; thus, the injured Uber passenger never waived her right to a jury trial. See CHILUTTI v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2023 P.A. Super 126…
Agreement For Arbitration: Binding in PA?
Pennsylvania has joined at least twenty (20) other states in adopting the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (RUAA) that now governs all agreements to arbitrate in Pennsylvania. Arbitration can come up in numerous areas of law: Employment contracts, involving non-compete clauses or non-disparagement agreements, Construction contracts, often involving AAA arbitration, A…