By: Megan Saul

Culture Editor

In March 2024, a New Jersey couple, John McGinty and Georgia McGinty, were severely injured in a car accident that took place when their Uber driver ran a red light. The couple attempted to take the incident to court due to the many injuries endured, but an appellate court turned them away because their daughter previously agreed to arbitration while using the mother’s Uber Eats account. In response to the court siding with Uber, the McGintys said, “A large corporation like Uber can avoid being sued in a court of law by injured consumers because of contractual language buried in a dozen-page-long user agreement concerning services unrelated to the one that caused the consumers’ injuries.” This case highlights the dangers of not reading through arbitration provisions.

(Sources: CNN, The Guardian)