3rd Circuit: Arbitration Clause Doesn’t Apply To Uber Inaccessible Rides Suit

Mealey's (March 22, 2021, 2:23 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — Disabled individuals who brought a putative class complaint accusing a rideshare company of failing to provide sufficient accessible vehicles in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are not bound by an arbitration agreement contained in the rideshare company’s application the potential riders never downloaded, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled March 17, declining to reach the issue of standing in the interlocutory appeal....