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Terms of Service

Effective Date: August 17, 2026

Welcome to Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using our website at www.michlp.com, by purchasing our products, or by downloading or using our mobile applications, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site and our Apps.

How you accept these Terms. You accept these Terms by checking the acceptance box or clicking the button identified at checkout, account registration, or App download as manifesting agreement, where these Terms are identified by name and linked in that same view. These Terms contain an arbitration agreement and a class action waiver that affect your legal rights. Please read the section titled "Dispute Resolution; Binding Arbitration."

Eligibility and authority. You must be at least 18 years old to purchase from us. If you accept these Terms on behalf of a company, firm, library, school, or government entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and "you" means both you and that organization.

Electronic communications. You consent to receive order confirmations, notices, and other communications from us electronically, and you agree that electronic records and signatures satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Privacy. Our Privacy Policy describes how we collect and handle personal information and is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

Purchases through third-party retailers. We sell through Amazon, IngramSpark, and other distributors and retailers. If you buy from one of those channels, that seller's terms, pricing, shipping, and return policies govern the transaction, and you should direct order, delivery, and refund questions to them. These Terms still govern your use of our website, our Apps, and our content.

Orders and Pricing

All prices are listed in U.S. dollars. We reserve the right to change prices at any time without notice. Orders are subject to acceptance and availability. We will confirm your order via email.

Taxes. Prices exclude sales, use, and similar taxes, which we add where required. Tax-exempt purchasers must provide a valid exemption certificate before the order ships.

Payment. Payment is due at checkout unless we have approved credit terms for your account. You authorize us to charge your payment method for the order total, including shipping and taxes. Before initiating a chargeback, you agree to contact us so we can attempt to resolve the issue directly.

Pricing and description errors. Despite our efforts, a product is occasionally listed with an incorrect price, image, or description. We may cancel or refuse any order placed at an incorrect price, whether or not the order was confirmed and your payment method charged. If we cancel for this reason, we will notify you and refund any amount charged. We may also limit order quantities.

Shipping

Orders typically ship within 5-10 business days. Shipping charges are calculated at the time of order. We ship via UPS Ground unless otherwise requested. Risk of loss passes to you upon delivery to the carrier.

Delays. If we cannot ship within the time stated at checkout, or within 30 days if no time is stated, we will notify you, offer a revised shipping date, and give you the option to cancel the order for a full refund.

Damaged or missing shipments. Although risk of loss passes on delivery to the carrier, if your order arrives damaged or does not arrive, notify us within 14 days of the expected delivery date. We will work with the carrier and, at our option, replace the order or refund it.

International orders. You are the importer of record and are responsible for all duties, taxes, and customs charges. Delivery times for international shipments are estimates only.

Returns

Retail orders. We accept returns of undamaged books purchased as individual copies directly through www.michlp.com within 30 days of delivery. Return authorization must be requested in advance through [email protected]. You are responsible for the shipping cost of the return and for the condition of the books until we receive them. Books returned used, marked, shelf-worn, or without authorization may be refused, returned to you at your expense, or credited at a reduced amount.

Bulk and wholesale orders are final sale. We do not accept returns of bulk or wholesale orders. An order is a bulk or wholesale order if any of the following applies: it is placed by or on behalf of a bookstore, reseller, distributor, library, school, or other institution; it receives wholesale, academic, or volume-discount pricing; it is placed under an approved credit account or purchase order; or it includes ten or more copies in total. This is disclosed to you before you complete the order, and the price reflects it. We may cancel an unshipped bulk order at your request before it enters production or fulfillment.

Orders placed through other sellers. If you purchased from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IngramSpark, or another retailer or distributor, that seller's return policy governs and returns must be made to that seller. We cannot accept or credit returns for those orders.

Non-returnable items. Digital and downloadable products, custom or special-order items, and App purchases are not returnable through us.

Limited remedy for defective books. Regardless of order type, if a printed book purchased directly from us has a printing, binding, or manufacturing defect, notify us within 30 days of delivery, with photographs on request, and we will replace it at no charge or, if replacement is not practicable, refund the purchase price of the affected copies. This is your exclusive remedy for a defective book and is separate from the return policy above. It is not a right of return for unsold, over-ordered, or superseded stock.

Wholesale and Bulk Orders

Wholesale pricing is available for qualified bookstores, libraries, and educational institutions. Payment terms of Net 30 are available for approved accounts. We reserve the right to modify discount structures at any time.

Final sale. All bulk and wholesale orders are final sale and are not returnable. Wholesale pricing is offered in consideration of that term. We do not accept returns of unsold, over-ordered, or superseded stock, and we do not operate a stock-balancing or sale-or-return program for direct accounts. The limited remedy for defective books described under "Returns" still applies.

Purchase orders and vendor forms. Any purchase order, vendor registration, supplier portal, or similar form you submit is for administrative convenience only. Additional or conflicting terms in those documents — including any stated right of return, stock balancing, or consignment term — are rejected and have no effect unless we accept them in a signed writing.

Credit terms. Approved credit terms may be modified or revoked at any time. Past-due invoices accrue a service charge of 1.5% per month or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, whichever is less, and you are responsible for reasonable costs of collection.

Resale. Products purchased for resale must be sold in their original condition. Nothing in these Terms grants any right to reproduce, excerpt, or license our content.

Government and Institutional Purchasers

Our books are "commercial products" and any App or software is "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation" as those terms are used in FAR 2.101 and DFARS 227.7202, licensed to U.S. Government purchasers with only the rights granted to the public under these Terms.

If you are a federal, state, or local government entity, or a public institution whose contracting authority is limited by statute, then any provision of these Terms that your governing law does not permit you to accept — including provisions on arbitration, indemnification, governing law, venue, and limitation of liability — applies only to the extent that law permits.

New Editions and Content Updates

Court rules and statutes are amended over time, and we publish new editions on a periodic schedule. Purchasing an edition does not entitle you to future editions, updates, or supplements unless you have enrolled in a standing order or subscription program. We may discontinue any title, edition, or program.

Use of This Website and Our Content

You may use this website and our Apps for lawful purposes only. You may browse the site and print or download reasonable portions of our content for your own reference or professional use.

Prohibited conduct. You agree not to:

  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site, our Apps, or their underlying systems, accounts, or data;
  • transmit any malicious code, spam, or material that is harmful, offensive, or disruptive, or otherwise interfere with the operation, security, or integrity of the site or our Apps;
  • impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
  • circumvent access controls, rate limits, paywalls, or technical protection measures; or
  • use the site, our Apps, or our content in any way that violates applicable local, state, federal, or foreign law.

Restrictions on our content. You also agree not to:

  • use automated scraping, crawling, harvesting, or indexing tools on the site or our Apps without our express written permission, beyond ordinary indexing by a general-purpose search engine;
  • extract, compile, or republish our content in bulk, or create a database or compilation from it;
  • reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from our content without our prior written consent;
  • use our content to develop a competing product, database, or service; or
  • use our content to train, fine-tune, evaluate, or ground any machine learning or artificial intelligence model, or to create any derived dataset, without our prior written permission.

Reservation of text and data mining rights. We expressly reserve all rights in our content for purposes of text and data mining, including the reservation of rights under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790, and no license for such use is granted by these Terms or by any machine-readable file on our site.

Enforcement. We may suspend or terminate access to the site or our Apps, and may cancel any pending order, for any violation of this section.

Accounts and Access

Certain features of this site — including order history, subscription management, and wholesale account management — may require you to create an account. You agree to provide accurate and current information, to keep your credentials confidential, and that you are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately if you suspect unauthorized use of your account.

We may suspend, restrict, or close an account that we reasonably believe has been compromised, has been used in violation of these Terms, or has been used to place fraudulent orders. Closing an account does not affect obligations already incurred, including payment for shipped orders.

Feedback

If you send us ideas, suggestions, corrections, or other feedback about our products, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use it for any purpose without obligation or compensation to you. We are glad to receive corrections to our legal content, and we treat them as feedback under this section.

Third-Party Links and Services

Our website and Apps may link to third-party websites, court sites, and services. We do not control them, we are not responsible for their content or practices, and a link is not an endorsement.

Mobile Applications

These Terms also govern our mobile applications, including Federal Court Rules for iPhone and iPad (each, an "App").

License. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download and use the App on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, as permitted by the App Store Terms of Service. We reserve all rights not expressly granted.

Restrictions. You may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, rent, lease, lend, sell, redistribute, or sublicense the App, or extract or republish its content in bulk, except to the extent those restrictions are prohibited by applicable law.

Subscriptions. Some Apps are sold by subscription. The subscription price, billing period, and any introductory free trial are disclosed in the App before you purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the then-current price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and at each renewal.

Cancellation and refunds. You may cancel at any time in your Apple Account settings; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Cancelling during a free trial costs nothing. All App purchases are processed by Apple, not by us. We cannot issue refunds for App purchases; refund requests are handled by Apple under its policies.

Updates. We may update an App and its content, including to reflect amendments to court rules. Some updates may be required for continued use.

Discontinuation. We may discontinue an App or a subscription offering. If we discontinue a subscription App, we will not charge for renewal periods beginning after the discontinuation date; any refund request for a period already charged is handled by Apple under its policies.

Other app stores. If we make an App available through another distribution platform, that platform's terms will also apply to your download and use of the App.

Apple. These Terms are between you and Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. only, and not with Apple Inc. Apple is not responsible for the App or its content. Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance or support for the App. In the event the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any; to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the App. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claim by you or a third party relating to the App, including product liability claims, claims that the App fails to conform to a legal or regulatory requirement, and claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, or discharge of any third-party claim that the App infringes intellectual property rights. You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as they relate to your license of the App, and upon your acceptance Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

Intellectual Property

All content on this website and in our Apps, including text, images, book cover designs, logos, site design, compilations, editorial arrangement, and software, is the property of Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The text of court rules and statutes is in the public domain; our selection, arrangement, formatting, and editorial content are not.

"Michigan Legal Publishing," "michlp.com," "courtrules.net," and our logos are our trademarks. You may not use them without our prior written permission, except to refer accurately to our products.

Not Legal Advice

Our books and Apps reproduce and organize legal materials for reference. They are not legal advice and do not create an attorney-client relationship. Court rules are amended and interpreted over time. You should verify all citations and consult a licensed attorney regarding your specific circumstances.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT LIMITS THE WARRANTIES YOU RECEIVE.

OUR PRODUCTS, INCLUDING OUR BOOKS, THIS WEBSITE, AND OUR MOBILE APPLICATIONS, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE LEGAL CONTENT WE PUBLISH IS COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR ACCURATE, THAT OUR WEBSITE OR APPLICATIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT OUR WEBSITE OR APPLICATIONS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any right you have under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act or other law that cannot lawfully be waived. This disclaimer does not affect the separate rights described in the "Apple" paragraph above, and it does not limit the limited replacement remedy described under "Returns."

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OUR PRODUCTS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR OUR PRODUCTS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US, OR PAID FOR AN APP SUBSCRIPTION, IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

These limitations apply regardless of the theory of liability and survive any failure of essential purpose of a limited remedy. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.

Statutory remedies preserved. The limitations in this section do not apply to, and will not be construed to limit, any remedy that a statute makes available and non-waivable, including statutory or minimum damages, civil penalties, and attorney fees and costs. Whether a claim proceeds in arbitration or in court, you may seek the full remedies that applicable law provides for that claim.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. and its officers, employees, and agents from any third-party claim, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorney fees) arising out of your breach of these Terms, your misuse of our products or content, or your violation of law or the rights of a third party. This section does not apply to the extent prohibited by law and does not apply to a government purchaser that lacks authority to indemnify.

Time Limit for Claims

To the fullest extent permitted by law, any claim for breach of contract, breach of warranty, or other common-law claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or our products must be commenced within one year after the claim accrues, or it is permanently barred. This limit applies to both parties, except that it does not apply to our claims for nonpayment or for infringement or misuse of our intellectual property.

This one-year period does not apply to any claim arising under a statute. Statutory claims remain subject to the limitations period the statute provides. Nothing in this section shortens a limitations period that applicable law does not permit the parties to shorten by agreement.

Dispute Resolution; Binding Arbitration

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.

Informal resolution first. Most concerns can be resolved quickly. Before starting an arbitration, you agree to describe the Dispute in writing to us at [email protected] or at the mailing address in the "Notices" section, and we agree to do the same to the address you provide. The notice must identify the person or organization bringing the claim, describe the nature and basis of the claim, and state the relief sought. Both parties will try in good faith to resolve the Dispute for 30 days after that notice. This step is a condition precedent to arbitration, and either party may ask a court to enforce it.

Agreement to arbitrate. If we cannot resolve the matter informally, you and we agree that any Dispute will be resolved by final and binding individual arbitration, rather than in court, except as set out below.

What counts as a "Dispute." "Dispute" means any dispute, claim, demand, or controversy of any kind between you and us, whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, fraud, misrepresentation, warranty, statute, regulation, common law, equity, or any other legal or equitable theory, arising out of or relating in any way to:

  • these Terms and any prior or later version of them, including their formation, existence, scope, breach, termination, enforceability, interpretation, and validity;
  • your relationship with us in any capacity, including as a customer, subscriber, account holder, wholesale or institutional account, authorized user, prospective customer, or visitor to our website or Apps;
  • any order, quote, invoice, purchase, shipment, return, refund, credit, chargeback, or payment, and any billing or collection activity;
  • our products, books, editions, content, compilations, and editorial materials, including the accuracy, completeness, or currency of any legal material we publish;
  • our website, our Apps, subscriptions, accounts, and any other feature, program, or service we make available;
  • our advertising, marketing, product descriptions, pricing, discounts, and promotions, and any communication sent to you or received from you, including by email, telephone, or text message;
  • our collection, use, storage, disclosure, retention, or security of information about you, including under our Privacy Policy; and
  • any claim that accrued before you accepted these Terms, or that arises after these Terms terminate or after your account, subscription, or account relationship ends.

Statutory claims are included. "Dispute" expressly includes any claim arising under, or asserting a violation of, any federal, state, local, or foreign statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation, whether or not a private right of action is expressly provided, and whether the claim seeks actual damages, statutory or liquidated damages, civil penalties, multiple or punitive damages, restitution, disgorgement, declaratory relief, individual injunctive relief, or attorney fees and costs. This includes statutory claims concerning consumer protection and deceptive trade practices, advertising and pricing, warranties, subscriptions and automatic renewal, billing and collection, privacy, personal information, customer records, and electronic communications and tracking technologies, accessibility, and unfair competition.

Nothing in this section concedes that any particular statute applies to us or to any transaction, or that any claim has merit, and nothing here waives any defense. Nothing in this section requires arbitration of a claim that a statute makes non-arbitrable, and nothing here waives any substantive right or remedy that a statute makes non-waivable.

"Dispute" is to be given the broadest meaning enforceable under applicable law.

Who is covered. This section applies to you and to us. It also applies, at their election, to our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors, and assigns, and to our officers, directors, members, employees, agents, distributors, and suppliers, each of whom is an intended third-party beneficiary of this section for Disputes relating to our products, content, or services. It applies as well to your authorized users and agents and to anyone asserting a claim through you or on your behalf.

Disputes not covered. This section does not apply to: (a) any claim that cannot lawfully be made subject to a pre-dispute arbitration agreement; (b) any matter governed by a separate signed agreement between us that contains its own dispute resolution provision, which controls as to that matter; (c) employment or independent contractor claims, which are governed by separate agreements; or (d) a claim alleging sexual assault or sexual harassment, which you may elect to bring in court as provided by 9 U.S.C. §§ 401-402. The matters listed under "Exceptions" below are also excluded.

Administrator and applicable rules. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under the AAA rules that correspond to the nature of the transaction, as modified by these Terms:

  • Consumer transactions. If you are an individual and you acquired the product, App, or subscription primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules apply, together with the AAA Consumer Due Process Protocol.
  • Commercial transactions. In all other cases, the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules apply, including the Expedited Procedures and the Procedures for Large, Complex Commercial Disputes to the extent those rules make them applicable by their own terms. This includes disputes with law firms, bookstores, distributors, resellers, libraries, schools, associations, government and institutional purchasers, and other organizations, and disputes involving any purchase made for business, professional, institutional, or resale purposes.
  • Mass or coordinated filings. Where AAA determines that its Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules apply, those rules and the corresponding fee schedule govern in addition to the rules identified above.
  • Which rules apply. If the parties disagree about whether a dispute is a consumer or commercial transaction, AAA will make that determination in the first instance under its own procedures, and the arbitrator will decide any remaining question.
  • If AAA is unavailable. If AAA is unavailable or declines to administer the arbitration consistent with these Terms, the parties will agree on a substitute administrator; if they cannot agree, either party may ask a court in Kent County, Michigan to appoint an arbitrator under 9 U.S.C. § 5. In no event will a dispute proceed as a class, collective, or representative arbitration.

The applicable rules are available at www.adr.org. The arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator.

Hearing location. For a consumer arbitration, unless you and we agree otherwise, any in-person hearing will take place in Kent County, Michigan, or in the county where you reside, at your election. For a commercial arbitration, any in-person hearing will take place in Kent County, Michigan. In either case the arbitrator may conduct proceedings by telephone or video.

Governing statute. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration agreement. To the extent the FAA does not apply, the Michigan Uniform Arbitration Act, MCL 691.1681 et seq., applies.

Who decides questions of arbitrability. Except as reserved to a court below, the arbitrator has exclusive authority to resolve any dispute about the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or scope of this arbitration agreement, including whether a particular claim is subject to arbitration and whether any provision of this section is unconscionable. This delegation is set out expressly here and does not depend on the incorporation of any administrator's rules.

Questions reserved to a court. A court of competent jurisdiction, and not an arbitrator, will decide (a) whether an arbitration agreement was formed between the parties, and (b) any challenge directed specifically at the delegation provision in the preceding paragraph. To the extent the AAA rules would assign a question reserved by this paragraph to the arbitrator, this paragraph controls.

Authority of the arbitrator. The arbitrator may award any relief a court could award to that individual claimant under applicable law, including statutory damages, civil penalties, and attorney fees and costs where a statute or the applicable rules provide for them, and may award relief only in favor of the individual party seeking it and only to the extent necessary to provide relief on that party's individual claim. The arbitrator will apply the substantive law that a court in Kent County, Michigan would apply, including applicable statutes of limitation and any statutory defense available to us. The award is final and binding, and judgment on it may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator will issue a written decision stating the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based.

CLASS ACTION WAIVER. YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. This arbitration agreement does not authorize class, collective, consolidated, or representative arbitration. If this class action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim or request for relief, then that claim or request for relief — and only that one — will be severed from the arbitration and may be brought in court, and the remainder of this arbitration agreement will remain in effect.

Coordinated claims. If 25 or more demands for arbitration raising substantially similar claims are filed against us by or with the assistance of the same law firm or coordinated group of firms, the parties will cooperate with AAA in staging the claims: the parties will each select up to five claims to proceed first as bellwethers, the remaining demands will be stayed, all applicable limitations periods will be tolled during the stay, and after the bellwether awards issue the parties will participate in a global mediation before any further claims proceed. This paragraph does not limit any individual claimant's right to relief and is severable if held unenforceable.

Exceptions. Either party may (a) bring an individual claim in small claims court if it qualifies, and (b) seek injunctive or other equitable relief in court to protect intellectual property rights. Nothing here prevents you from reporting a concern to a government agency.

YOUR RIGHT TO OPT OUT. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement, including the class action waiver.

The only way to opt out is by written notice sent by United States Postal Service certified mail, return receipt requested, postmarked within 30 days of the date you first accept these Terms, addressed to:

Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. Attn: Arbitration Opt-Out 2885 Sanford Ave SW, Ste 18000 Grandville, MI 49418

The notice must include your full name; your mailing address; the email address, account, or order number associated with your purchase; and a clear statement that you decline to arbitrate. It must be signed by you or, for an organization, by an authorized signer. Notice sent by email, telephone, fax, hand delivery, or any method other than United States Postal Service certified mail is not effective to opt out. The postmark date controls. Each opt-out is effective only for the person or organization that sends it; you may not opt out on behalf of anyone else.

Opting out affects no other part of these Terms, and we will not treat it adversely. If you opt out, the "Governing Law and Venue" section governs any dispute between us.

JURY TRIAL WAIVER. IF A DISPUTE PROCEEDS IN COURT — BECAUSE YOU OPTED OUT, BECAUSE THE CLAIM FALLS WITHIN THE EXCEPTIONS ABOVE, OR BECAUSE THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IS HELD UNENFORCEABLE — YOU AND WE EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Costs. In a consumer arbitration, payment of filing, administration, and arbitrator fees is governed by the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules, and we will pay the fees those rules allocate to the business. Where those rules require you to pay a filing fee that exceeds what you would pay to file in court, we will pay the difference on request. If you demonstrate that the costs of arbitration would prevent you from pursuing a claim, we will pay the filing, administration, and arbitrator fees necessary for the arbitration to proceed. We will not seek our attorney fees or costs from a consumer claimant except to the extent the applicable rules permit an award for a claim or defense filed for an improper purpose. In a commercial arbitration, fees are governed by the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules and the arbitrator may allocate them in the award.

Survival. This section survives termination of these Terms, the closing of your account, the cancellation or expiration of any subscription, and the end of your relationship with us, and it applies to Disputes arising before, during, or after that relationship.

Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act do not apply. For any dispute not subject to arbitration — including claims within the exceptions above and, if the arbitration agreement is found unenforceable, all claims — you and we consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Kent County, Michigan.

Force Majeure

We are not liable for any delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including printing and paper supply disruptions, carrier delays, labor disputes, utility or network failures, natural disasters, and government action.

Assignment

You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

Notices

Legal notices to us must be sent to Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd., 2885 Sanford Ave SW, Ste 18000, Grandville, MI 49418. Notice of an arbitration opt-out must be sent by certified mail as described above. We may give you notice by email to the address associated with your order or account, or by posting on our website.

Entire Agreement; No Waiver

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any written agreement we sign with you, are the entire agreement between us regarding their subject matter and supersede prior discussions. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it. Section headings are for convenience only.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Material changes. If we make a material change — including adding or materially altering the arbitration agreement or the class action waiver — we will provide notice by email to account holders and by conspicuous notice on the site, and the change will take effect only after you accept the revised Terms or place a new order after the notice. We will not treat continued passive use of the site as acceptance of a material change.

Arbitration changes are prospective only. Any amendment to the "Dispute Resolution; Binding Arbitration" section applies only to disputes arising after the amendment's effective date. An amendment made after a claim accrues does not apply to that claim, and no amendment applies retroactively to a dispute of which we had notice before the change. If you do not accept an amendment to that section, the version in effect when your claim accrued governs.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force.

Contact

Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. 2885 Sanford Ave SW, Ste 18000 Grandville, MI 49418 [email protected]

For questions about these terms, please contact us.