[crashbunny]

Blocking class action for arbitration is a double-edged sword for companies.

I can't remember what article I read ages ago, not this one, but this one seems to say the same thing from skimming the top https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/jpmorgan-fa...

Instead of companies defending one class action suit, they (potentially) defend 1000s of individual disputes in arbitration and it ends up costing them more.

I'm just guessing here, I have no idea, if OP didn't settle and lost, it would have cost the company more than what they paid to settle.

These days I'd image you could do the arbitration over a video call. Easily worth my time for $2000.