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hattar Link ParentFrom the article One theory would be that this move benefits Valve because they’ve determined the threat of mass arbitration to be worse than the threat of a class action that goes to court.From the article
So why would Valve do this? It may be a response to several law firms’ attempt to file “mass arbitrations,” wherein “hundreds or thousands of consumers bringing individual arbitration claims against the same company at the same time and over the same issue,” according to ClassAction.org. It’s essentially a loophole for class action waivers and arbitration clauses, though it still won’t end up in court. ClassAction.org, a class-action watchdog website, called it a “relatively new” way to take on corporations for consumer disputes. Several law firms have pursued this option, one of which was sued by Valve for allegedly attempting to “extort” the company with a threat of mass arbitration with more than 50,000 people. (This lawsuit was dismissed in August without prejudice, meaning Valve could re-file.)
One theory would be that this move benefits Valve because they’ve determined the threat of mass arbitration to be worse than the threat of a class action that goes to court.
I’m definitely not an anti-vax person, got both flu and Covid this week.
That said, why wouldn’t we suspect the same mechanism to exist in both the virus and the vaccine to bring out Alzheimer’s? Viruses and vaccines are inherently similar. Seems like we know little enough that this isn’t yet actionable info.