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ARBITR ATION AGREEMENT
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HIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT (THE “AGREEMENT”) AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES BY PRO-
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IDING THAT DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND THE SELLER OF THIS PRODUCT (“COMPANY”), MUST BE
RESOLVED THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION, RATHER THAN IN A COURT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT
CAREFULLY. YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY RETAINING THE PRODUCT(S) SHIPPED IN CON-
NECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (THE “PRODUCT”) FOR MORE THAN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS AFTER RECEIPT. IF
YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY RETURN THE PRODUCT TO COMPANY
WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS OF RECEIPT AT NO COST TO YOU.
1. RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS OR DISPUTES. Any claim or dispute between you and Company (or any of Company’s
subsidiaries or affiliates) arising out of or relating in any way to the Product or this Agreement shall be resolved
through final, binding arbitration. This arbitration obligation applies regardless of whether the claim or dispute involves
a tort, fraud, misrepresentation, product liability, negligence, violation of a statute, or any other legal theory. Both you
and Company specifically acknowledge and agree that you waive your right to bring a lawsuit based on such claims
or disputes and to have such lawsuit resolved by a judge or jury.
2. LIMITATION OF LEGAL REMEDIES. All arbitrations under this Agreement shall be conducted on an individual (and
not a class-wide) basis, and an arbitrator shall have no authority to award class-wide relief. You acknowledge and
agree that this Agreement specifically prohibits you from commencing arbitration proceedings as a representative of
others or joining in any arbitration proceedings brought by any other person.
3. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES.
a. Before commencing any arbitration proceedings under this Agreement, you must first present the claim or dispute
to Company by calling 818-217-2500 and asking for the Legal Department and allowing Company the opportunity to
resolve the claim or dispute. If your claim or dispute is not resolved within sixty (60) days, you may commence arbi-
tration proceedings in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
b. The arbitration of any claim or dispute under this Agreement shall be conducted pursuant to the American
Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) United States Commercial Dispute Resolution Procedures and Supplementary
Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes. These rules and procedures are available by calling the AAA or by visit-
ing its web site at www.adr.org.
c. The arbitration of any claim or dispute under this Agreement shall be conducted in the State of California or the
location in which you received this Agreement.
d. All administrative expenses of arbitration proceedings commenced under this Agreement shall be divided equally
between you and Company, except that: (a) if the claim or dispute that is the subject of the arbitration proceedings is
less than ten thousand dollars (US$10,000), you will be responsible for no more than one hundred twenty-five dollars
(US$125) in administrative expenses; (b) if the claim or dispute that is the subject of the arbitration proceedings is
more than ten thousand dollars (US$10,000) but less than seventy-five thousand dollars (US$75,000), you will be
responsible for no more than three hundred seventy-five dollars (US$375) in administrative expenses; and (c) if the
claim or dispute that is the subject of the arbitration proceedings is more than seventy-five thousand dollars
(US$75,000), then you will be responsible for administrative expenses in accordance with the Commercial Fee
Schedule provided by the AAA. You acknowledge and agree that each party shall pay the fees and costs of its own
counsel, experts and witnesses.
4. CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the United States Federal Arbitration Act and the laws of
the state of California.
5. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be unlawful, unenforceable or void, such
provision will be ineffective only to the extent that it is found unlawful, unenforceable or void, and the remainder of the
provision and all other provisions shall remain fully enforceable.
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