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Upwork just stole $10k from me

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342 points dustedcodes | 1 comments | 25 Feb 23 10:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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luckylion ◴[25 Feb 23 10:49 UTC] No.34935616[source]▶
What's the best approach for suing US companies if you're not in the US? I doubt the effort to bring an international case will be worth it for $10k. Can you easily sue in the US as a non-citizen + non-resident? Can you expect one of those outrageously high verdicts so that lawyers might take your case for a cut of the winnings if they believe they have a good chance to either win or settle?
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goodpoint ◴[25 Feb 23 11:00 UTC] No.34935657[source]▶
For $10K there is no solution and companies know that. That's why it is becoming a big risk.
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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[25 Feb 23 11:50 UTC] No.34935924[source]▶
> $10K there is no solution and companies know that

Arbitration.

Unfortunately, it’s getting easier for companies to replace mandatory consumer arbitration with liability caps (or get folks to opt out of arb), which leaves one SOL.