Musk steers X disputes to conservative Texas courts in service terms update

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/17/elon-musk-x-terms-of-services-texas

by isaacfrond • 2 years ago

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neverrroot• 2 years ago

Their HQ is in Texas.

Zigurd• 2 years ago

So is their rather expansive "mere puffery" and "corporate optimism," which the 5th circuit will let you get away with. That's why all his Xs live in Texas.

tzs• 2 years ago

Their HQ is in the Western district of Texas. The court they are requiring people use is in the Northern district.

maximinus_thrax• 2 years ago

And they're incorporated in Nevada. If you try hard enough, you'll always find justifications for forum shopping.

htrp• 2 years ago

It is common for companies to include venue clauses in their terms of service specifying which forum would hear any disputes filed against them. But the choice of the northern district of Texas stands out because X is not located in the district.
Following a move from San Francisco, X is headquartered in Bastrop, Texas, near Austin, whose federal court is in Texas’s western district. That district has far fewer Republican-appointed judges than the northern district, which has become a favored destination for conservative activists and business groups to pursue lawsuits seeking to block parts of Joe Biden’s agenda, a tactic Democratic lawmakers say smacks of “judge-shopping”.

Musk steers X disputes to conservative Texas courts in service terms update

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