DoorDash Got Its Arbitration Wish, Costing Millions Upfront (2)

A California judge’s decision to order DoorDash into individual arbitration with more than 5,000 couriers provides the latest validation of legal tactics used to pressure companies to live up to the agreements they drafted to keep disputes out of court.

The company must pay roughly $1,900 in filing fees per claim, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Monday. That would add up to nearly $10 million just to kick off the process. Alsup accused the online delivery company of “hypocrisy” in his firm order to require arbitration of the workers’ ...