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Here’s an Arbitration Provision I Like!

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I’m not a big fan of mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts: Although arbitration is likely to proceed more quickly than litigation (other than small-claims cases), it is not necessarily less expensive. However, I recently saw an arbitration clause that I like quite a bit.

Linden Research, Inc., developer of the Second Life multi-user online service, includes the following in its Terms of Service (emphasis added):

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