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McDonalds is giving free French fries in return for waiving the right to sue (www.mashed.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I thought that wasn't legal, like non-compete clauses

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

they didn't waive all rights, but would force plaintiffs to go through arbitration instead

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's gonna be fun first time it goes to court for sure

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

« Your honor, I require to be protected by law for making the plaintiff forfeit any protection from the law. »

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Forced arbitration depends on jurisdiction.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The app has really good deals, but McDonald's is additional, unnecessary spending so... I guess I have no issues with deleting it. I checked and just got the update, too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

🤮