LG H810 - Procedure for Resolving Disputes; Agreement to Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver; Arbitration Rules and Procedures

PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES:
ALLDISPUTESBETWEENYOUANDLGARISINGOUTOFORRELATINGINANYWAYTO
THISLIMITEDWARRANTYORTHEPRODUCTSHALLBERESOLVEDEXCLUSIVELYTHROUGH
BINDINGARBITRATION,ANDNOTINACOURTOFGENERALJURISDICTION.BINDING
ARBITRATIONMEANSTHATYOUANDLGAREEACHWAIVINGTHERIGHTTOAJURYTRIAL
ANDTOBRINGORPARTICIPATEINACLASSACTION.
Definitions.Forthepurposesofthissection,referencesto“LG”meanLGElectronics
MobileCommU.S.A.,Inc.,itsparents,subsidiariesandaffiliates,andeachoftheirofficers,
directors,employees,agents,beneficiaries,predecessorsininterest,successors,assignsand
suppliers;referencesto“dispute”or“claim”shallincludeanydispute,claimorcontroversy
ofanykindwhatsoever(whetherbasedincontract,tort,statute,regulation,ordinance,fraud,
misrepresentationoranyotherlegalorequitabletheory)arisingoutoforrelatinginanywayto
thesale,conditionorperformanceoftheproductorthisLimitedWarranty.
AgreementtoBindingArbitrationandClassActionWaiver.YouandLGagreetoresolveany
claimsbetweenusonlybybindingarbitrationonanindividualbasis,unlessyouoptoutas
providedbelow.AnydisputebetweenyouandLGshallnotbecombinedorconsolidatedwith
adisputeinvolvinganyotherperson’sorentity’sproductorclaim.Morespecifically,without
limitationoftheforegoing,anydisputebetweenyouandLGshallnotunderanycircumstances
proceedaspartofaclassorrepresentativeaction.Insteadofarbitration,eitherpartymay
bringanindividualactioninsmallclaimscourt,butthatsmallclaimscourtactionmaynotbe
broughtonaclassorrepresentativebasis.
ArbitrationRulesandProcedures.Tobeginarbitrationofaclaim,eitheryouorLGmust
makeawrittendemandforarbitration.ThearbitrationwillbeadministeredbytheAmerican
ArbitrationAssociation(AAA)andwillbeconductedbeforeasinglearbitratorundertheAAA’s
ConsumerArbitrationRulesthatareineffectatthetimethearbitrationisinitiated(referred
toasthe“AAARules”)andundertheproceduressetforthinthissection.TheAAARulesare
availableonlineatwww.adr.org/consumer.Sendacopyofyourwrittendemandforarbitration,
aswellasacopyofthisprovision,totheAAAinthemannerdescribedintheAAARules.You
mustalsosendacopyofyourwrittendemandtoLGatLGElectronics,USA,Inc.Attn:Legal
Department-Arbitration1000SylvanAvenueEnglewoodCliffs,NJ07632.Ifthereisaconflict