Canadian Court Sides With Dell Against Class Actions 127
An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist reports that the Supreme Court of Canada has just issued a new online contracting decision that removes the ability for consumers to challenge mandatory arbitration clauses found in e-commerce contracts. (Decision is here.) The case involved a lawsuit against Dell Computer, which refused to sell hundreds of mistakenly priced computers purchased on their website. Dell tried to sidetrack a class action by claiming that all consumers were required to enter arbitration due to a clause buried in its contract via a hyperlink. Geist explains why the ruling may not be as unfavorable for Canadian consumers as it seems at first, in part because some provinces have already passed laws banning e-commerce sites from blocking class-action suits."
Re:Good idea (Score:4, Funny)
Also the grandparent conveniently forgets to mention WWI where the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge [wikipedia.org], where the British and French had previously failed. Yanks would also do well to remember which is the only nation to have successfully invaded their country [wikipedia.org] and burn their capital city to the ground.
Re:Where would KDawson move? (Score:3, Funny)
"It's well known that reality has a liberal bias."
Re:Good idea (Score:2, Funny)