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Uber has zealously upheld its own right to compel individual arbitration as long as it perceives the process to be in its interest. Mr. Harris is an experienced litigator who focuses on constitutional, appellate, and regulatory matters. The case first arose in response to an initiative launched by Uber following the death of George Floyd, in which Uber announced it would waive delivery fees for Uber Eats customers who placed orders at certain Black-owned restaurants. Right to know. Mr. Rosenthal served as a law clerk to Judge Joel M. Carson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Judge Benjamin J. Beaton of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, and Judge James A. Teilborg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes for which that information was collected as set out in this Privacy Policy or for longer as required under any applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements. For the 31,000 cases that Uber is facing, even after certain reductions in fees by the AAA, Uber was invoiced more than $91 million in arbitration fees. If you are hired by the Firm, this data will be transferred to our employee record files for the purpose of your employment. You have the right to receive a copy of your electronic personal information in a readily-usable format. Frankel is the author of Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the Worlds Most Valuable Coin. If you have any questions regarding best practices for handling mass arbitration matters, please contact authors William Farley, Martin Durkin or Mark Melodia. in History from Harvard College and his J.D. She has assisted clients on a broad range of matters, including those involving constitutional issues, the interpretation of federal statutes and regulations, contractual disputes and other complex commercial issues. *, Business Managerlarissa@consovoymccarthy.com. In response to the AAA's enforcement of the fees charged, Uber filed a complaint against the AAA and simultaneously filed the underlying motion for preliminary injunction. 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(Uber already paid a discounted arbitration initiation fee of $4.3 million for all of the cases.). Mr. Woodfin earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, where he served as Editor in Chief of theGeorge Mason Law Review. Cookies enable us to analyze how the Firm Website is used and to monitor site performance, so we can create the best user experience. . . AAA adopted a new, reduced-fee schedule for "multiple consumer case filings," or mass arbitration of consumer claims, last year. Mr. Rosenthal assists clients with a variety of litigation and appellate matters that encompass constitutional law, administrative law, and commercial litigation. Ubers filings said that AAA also informed the company that if Uber paid the fees under protest to preserve a challenge to the amount, AAA would close the arbitrations and potentially send the cases to court. Its consumer arbitration rules, the appeals court said, clearly state that AAA will charge its specified administrative fees unless, in its sole discretion, the arbitration forum decides otherwise. Uber Loses Appeal Challenging $91 Million in Mass Arbitration Fees A Dartmouth college graduate, she has worked as a journalist in New York covering the legal industry and the law for more than three decades. Circuit, Judge Amul Thapar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and then-Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.