> Secondly and its been noted here before why are such clauses even legal?
It's legal because of a staggeringly overbroad reading of the Federal Arbitration Act that the Supreme Court has said is fine and Congress has refused to reign in.
> I really hope we can take the concept to court and murder it completely.
Many will enter, zero will win. Virtually every attempt at limiting the Federal Arbitration Act's scope in legal proceedings has been turned down by the Supreme Court.
It's legal because of a staggeringly overbroad reading of the Federal Arbitration Act that the Supreme Court has said is fine and Congress has refused to reign in.
> I really hope we can take the concept to court and murder it completely.
Many will enter, zero will win. Virtually every attempt at limiting the Federal Arbitration Act's scope in legal proceedings has been turned down by the Supreme Court.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility_LLC_v._Concepc...
* https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/american-express...
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Systems_Corp._v._Lewis
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_v._Ferrer