{"id":33,"date":"2020-03-07T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/litigopartners.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2023-04-18T19:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:34:57","slug":"us-court-refuses-to-compel-arbitration-based-on-a-third-partys-website-clause-used-to-book-a-sixt-rental-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/litigopartners.com\/en\/us-court-refuses-to-compel-arbitration-based-on-a-third-partys-website-clause-used-to-book-a-sixt-rental-car\/","title":{"rendered":"US Court refuses to compel arbitration based on a third party\u2019s website clause used to book a SIXT rental car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in a recent decision refused to compel arbitration in a putative class action based on a clause the plaintiff agreed to on a third party\u2019s website used to book a rental car from the defendant, SIXT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2019, one of the plaintiffs, Ancizar Marin, reserved and rented a car from Sixt online through third-party Orbitz.com. To complete the reservation, Marin clicked a fairly sizeable red button with the following statement: \u201cBy selecting to complete this booking, I acknowledge that I have read and accepted the Rules &amp; Restrictions, Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Government Travel Advice.\u201d The Terms of Use included a submission to an arbitration clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mainly, the Decision considers that Sixt cannot enforce the arbitration clause for a straightforward reason: It is not a party to the contract as the Terms of Use is a contract between the customer making the reservation (Marin) and Orbitz, not Sixt. Moreover, According to the Court, Sixt would not fit under the term \u201csuppliers\u201d to be considered a third-party beneficiary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision can be found here: (subir https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.flsd.558230\/gov.uscourts.flsd.558230.30.0.pdf)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Por <a href=\"https:\/\/litigopartners.com\/josep-galvez\/\">Josep G\u00e1lvez<\/a>, Socio, Barrister y Abogado<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in a recent decision refused to compel arbitration in a putative 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