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15. Binding Arbitration (AAA)

A. Agreement to Arbitrate

You and Mannekin Inc agree to resolve all disputes exclusively through final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules and the FAA.

B. Seat, Venue & Governing Rules

Arbitration shall be seated in New York City, New York, before a single neutral arbitrator experienced in commercial contracts.

Proceedings may be conducted remotely by video conference at Mannekin Inc’s discretion.

C. Delegation of Arbitrability

The arbitrator, not any court, has exclusive authority to resolve all issues of arbitrability, jurisdiction, and scope.

D. Individual-Action Requirement

Arbitration must proceed individually.
Class, collective, or representative actions are waived and prohibited.

E. Fees & Costs

Each party initially bears its own arbitration costs. The prevailing party may recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, arbitration fees, and costs as determined by the arbitrator.

F. Small-Claims Option

Either party may bring an individual claim in a New York small-claims court if within its jurisdictional limits.

G. Confidentiality

All arbitration proceedings, filings, evidence, and awards are confidential except as required for judicial enforcement or by law.

H. Survival & Severability

This arbitration clause survives termination of the Agreement. If any part is unenforceable (except the class-action waiver), the remainder remains in effect.

If the class-action waiver is invalid, the entire arbitration clause is void, and exclusive jurisdiction resides in New York state and federal courts.

I. Injunctive Relief

Mannekin Inc may seek temporary or permanent injunctive relief in court to protect its intellectual property, trade secrets, or confidential information.