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Amazon updates legal terms with customers: Are there similarities with its dealings with the City?
· Reported by Uvalde Hesperian
Bottom line
Amazon notified customers on August 14 of updated terms requiring mandatory arbitration and waiving class action lawsuits. Simultaneously, construction continues on Amazon's new last-mile warehouse in Uvalde on land purchased from the city on March 2.
Why it matters in TX-23
Uvalde residents face a new legal framework for Amazon disputes while awaiting details on the local warehouse project. Amazon's senior manager indicated the City Council will discuss the facility at its meeting next week, with further plans to be shared upon land transaction completion.
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