Cicle v. Chase Bank USA, No. 08-1362

In an action alleging illegal credit card penalties, the district court's order denying defendant's motion to stay and to compel arbitration is reversed where: 1) plaintiff had ample opportunity and time to opt out of the amendment to the parties' arbitration agreement before it took effect, but instead continued to use the card; 2) the agreement specifically provided an exception to binding arbitration in that plaintiff could file her claim individually in small claims court; and 3) the record did not support the district court's conclusion that the costs and fees associated with arbitration of plaintiff's individual claim made the agreement unconscionable as to her.

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Appellate Information

Submitted: October 15, 2008

Filed: October 6, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Bowman