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Uber can't force antitrust suit into arbitration, judge says

( July 29, 2016, 22:24 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: An Uber customer who claims that the company's business model violates antitrust law can't be forced into arbitration, US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff said in a written opinion. Though Uber argued that its terms of service contain a mandatory arbitration provision, Rakoff said Uber app placed "highly legalistic language that no ordinary consumer could be expected to understand" several links deep with no requirement that a consumer affirmatively indicate that he agrees to it. "The purveyors of electronic form contracts are legally required to take steps to provide consumers with 'reasonable notice' of contractual terms," Rakoff said.See document below....

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