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WASHINGTON COUNTY • CS-2026-00154

CAPITAL ONE, N.A. v. ANGELEA C MALONE

Filed: Feb 23, 2026
Type: CS

What's This Case About?

Let’s be honest: we’ve all gotten that sinking feeling when the credit card bill lands and the number is higher than expected. But few of us get sued for it—especially not by a bank that’s technically not even the one we remember using. So when Capital One sues an Oklahoma woman named Angelea C. Malone for $8,514.15… over a Discover card… you know we’re in for a story that’s equal parts mundane, mysterious, and mildly absurd.

Angelea C. Malone, a resident of Washington County, Oklahoma, finds herself on the wrong end of a corporate game of musical chairs. She once had a Discover credit card. That part is clear. What’s less clear is how Capital One—the bank that brought us those annoying “What’s in your wallet?” commercials—ended up suing her for a debt tied to a card she almost certainly never signed a contract with them for. But here’s the twist: Discover Bank got bought. Merged. Absorbed. Swallowed whole by Capital One like a financial python digesting a very stressed-out rodent. So now, legally speaking, Capital One is Discover. Or at least, they’re the ones holding the bag—and the ledger—and the lawyers.

And oh, do they have lawyers. Enter Lori Withrow of Withrow & Brunson PLLC, filing this lawsuit with the precision of someone who’s done this exact thing approximately 8,514 times before. The claim? Simple: breach of contract. Angelea used the card. She made purchases. She stopped paying. The balance—$8,514.15, down to the penny, like some kind of financial poetry—remains unpaid. Capital One wants it back. Plus interest. Plus court costs. Plus, weirdly, an order for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to hand over Angelea’s employment info, which sounds like something out of a dystopian job-tracking regime but is, in fact, a totally normal legal tool to help creditors figure out how to collect if they win.

Now, let’s talk about that number: $8,514.15. Is that a lot? In the grand scheme of credit card debt, it’s not exactly Wolf of Wall Street territory. It’s not a yacht. It’s not even a used car in 2024. But it’s also not a few missed payments on a Target card. That’s a year of groceries. That’s a wedding gift from someone who really didn’t want to go. That’s six months of therapy, if you’re paying out of pocket. It’s enough to ruin a credit score, trigger collection calls, and land you in small claims court—which, technically, this is, just in the slightly more formal District Court setting. For a lot of people, $8,500 is the difference between stability and stress. And for a bank? It’s a rounding error. But hey, if you don’t collect, you don’t grow. And Capital One didn’t get big by letting things slide.

The filing lays it out like a grocery list: Angelea entered into an agreement (see Exhibit A, the 27-page Terms & Conditions nobody reads). She used the card. She defaulted. They demanded payment. She didn’t pay. Boom: lawsuit. The cardmember agreement, which is attached like a warning label on a bottle of drain cleaner, spells out all the ways you can get in trouble—late fees, interest, default, arbitration clauses that would make a law student break into a cold sweat. There’s even a whole section about military borrowers, just in case Angelea was secretly a deployed service member (she’s not, according to the Department of Defense database check—no active duty, no imminent call-up, just a civilian caught in the credit machine).

But here’s the most delicious part of this whole saga: the silence. We don’t know why Angelea stopped paying. Did she lose her job? Was there a medical emergency? Did she dispute a charge and get buried under automated phone trees? Did she just… forget? Or worse—did she know but hope the bill would go away? We also don’t know if she’s fighting back. The filing is one-sided, as they always are. Capital One says she owes the money. She hasn’t said anything—at least, not in this document. And that’s where the drama lives. Because behind every debt lawsuit is a human story. Maybe Angelea bought medical supplies. Maybe it was a vacation that went south. Maybe she’s one of those people who thought “minimum payment” meant “pay nothing and hope for the best.” We may never know.

But let’s talk about the real villain here: the credit card system itself. Capital One didn’t invent debt, but they’ve perfected the art of monetizing regret. They bought a failing competitor, absorbed its customers, and now they’re chasing down balances with robotic efficiency. No apology for the merger. No “Hey, we’re new here, let’s start fresh.” Just: Pay up, or we’ll sue. And they’re not even pretending it’s about justice. It’s about balance sheets. It’s about risk management. It’s about sending a message to every other customer: We see you. We have your data. And we will come for you.

So what do we want? Honestly? We want Angelea to show up. We want her to file an answer. We want her to demand proof of the debt, challenge the interest, maybe even invoke the arbitration clause and drag this into a messy, beautiful consumer rights showdown. We want her to be the David to Capital One’s Goliath. But realistically? She probably won’t. She’ll either pay, settle, or lose by default. And Capital One will check another box on their quarterly collections report.

But here’s our take: the most absurd thing isn’t the amount. It’s not even the corporate identity switcheroo. It’s that we live in a world where a woman can be hauled into court over a debt she likely racked up years ago, on a card from a company that no longer exists, sued by a bank she never agreed to anything with—and nobody bats an eye. That’s not justice. That’s bureaucracy with a law degree. And if that’s not a true crime story, what is?

Case Overview

$8,514 Demand Petition
Jurisdiction
District Court of Washington County, Oklahoma
Relief Sought
$8,514 Monetary
Plaintiffs
Defendants
Claims
# Cause of Action Description
1 breach of contract plaintiff seeks judgment for $8,514.15 and interest

Petition Text

6,013 words
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA CAPITAL ONE, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY ) MERGER TO DISCOVER BANK ) Plaintiff, ) CASE NO. CS-2024-154 Vs. ANGELEA C MALONE ) Defendant(s) PETITION Comes now the Plaintiff and for its cause of action against the Defendant, states: 1. That the Plaintiff is an FDIC insured Delaware state bank authorized to bring this action. 2. That the Defendant is a resident of Washington County, Oklahoma. 3. Jurisdiction and venue are proper in this Court. 4. That Defendant entered into an agreement and purchased certain items with extensions of credit obtained on his/her Capital One, N.A., successor by merger to Discover Bank account. Please see attached Exhibit A, the cardmember agreement which governs the terms and conditions of this account along with the statement showing the current balance. 5. The Defendant defaulted under the terms of the agreement referred to in paragraph 4 above. 6. That the amount past due on said account, which has not been paid, and has been owed for a period of time is as follows, principle amount, $8,514.15. 7. That demand has been made for the payment of same, yet the balance remains unpaid. 8. The Defendant is currently indebted to Plaintiff for charges made under the above referenced agreement in the sum of $8,514.15. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for Judgment against the Defendant in the amount of $8,514.15, with interest at the statutory rate from the date of judgment until paid, and costs of this action. Plaintiff further requests an order directing the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to produce employment information of the judgment debtor(s) pursuant to 40 O.S. § 4-508(D). Withrow & Brunson PLLC P.O. Box 17248 Little Rock, AR 72222 (501) 227-2000 [email protected] Lori Withrow (OK Bar #34582) Department of Defense Manpower Data Center Status Report Pursuant to Servicemembers Civil Relief Act SSN: [REDACTED] Birth Date: Last Name: MALONE First Name: ANGELEA Middle Name: Status As Of: Jan-27-2026 Certificate ID: 09RNFTSVGF87K7W <table> <tr> <th colspan="4">On Active Duty On Active Duty Status Date</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Active Duty Start Date</th> <th>Active Duty End Date</th> <th>Status</th> <th>Service Component</th> </tr> <tr> <td>NA</td> <td>NA</td> <td>No</td> <td>NA</td> </tr> </table> This response reflects the individual's active duty status based on the Active Duty Status Date. <table> <tr> <th colspan="4">Left Active Duty Within 367 Days of Active Duty Status Date</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Active Duty Start Date</th> <th>Active Duty End Date</th> <th>Status</th> <th>Service Component</th> </tr> <tr> <td>NA</td> <td>NA</td> <td>No</td> <td>NA</td> </tr> </table> This response reflects where the individual left active duty status within 367 days preceding the Active Duty Status Date. <table> <tr> <th colspan="4">The Member or His/Her Unit Was Notified of a Future Call-Up to Active Duty on Active Duty Status Date</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Order Notification Start Date</th> <th>Order Notification End Date</th> <th>Status</th> <th>Service Component</th> </tr> <tr> <td>NA</td> <td>NA</td> <td>No</td> <td>NA</td> </tr> </table> This response reflects whether the individual or his/her unit has received early notification to report for active duty. Upon searching the data banks of the Department of Defense Manpower Data Center, based on the information that you provided, the above is the status of the individual on the active duty status date as to all branches of the Uniformed Services (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, NOAA, Public Health, and Coast Guard). This status includes information on a Servicemember or his/her unit receiving notification of future orders to report for Active Duty. CARDMEMBER AGREEMENT Thank you for choosing Discover® card. This Agreement explains the current terms and conditions of your Account. The enclosed Pricing Schedule is part of this Agreement. Please read this Agreement, including the Pricing Schedule, carefully. Keep them for your records. Contact us if you have any questions. We have included a "Definitions" section for your reference on page 3. ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT You accept this Agreement if you do not cancel your Account within 30 days after receiving a Card. You also accept this Agreement if you or an Authorized User use the Account. You may, however, reject the "Arbitration of Disputes" section as explained in that section. CHANGES TO YOUR AGREEMENT The rates, fees and terms of this Agreement may change from time to time. We may add or delete any term to this Agreement. If required by law, we will give you advance written notice of the change(s) and a right to reject the change(s). We will not charge any fee or interest charge prohibited by law. USING YOUR ACCOUNT <table> <tr> <th>Permitted Uses</th> <td>You may use your Account for Purchases, Balance Transfers and Cash Advances. You may not use it for illegal transactions.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Authorized Users</th> <td>You may request additional Cards for Authorized Users to make transactions on your Account. You must notify us if you wish to cancel the authority of an Authorized User to use your Account. You are responsible for all charges made by your Authorized Users.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Joint Accounts</th> <td>If your Account is a joint Account<br>• each of you agrees to be liable individually and jointly for the entire amount owed on the Account; and<br>• any notice we mail to an address provided by either of you for the Account will serve as notice to both of you.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Checks</th> <td>If we provide you with Checks, we will tell you whether we will treat the Check as a Purchase, Balance Transfer or Cash Advance. You may not use these Checks to pay any amount you owe us.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Credit Authorizations</th> <td>We may not authorize a transaction for security or other reasons. We will not be liable to you if we decline to authorize a transaction or if anyone refuses your Card, Check or Account number.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Credit Lines</th> <td>We will tell you what your Account credit line is. You must keep your Account balance below your Account credit line. If you do not, we may request immediate payment of the amount by which you exceeded it. We may establish a lower credit line for Cash Advances. We may increase or decrease your Account credit line or your Cash Advance credit line without notice. We may delay increasing your available credit by the amount of any payment that we receive for up to 10 business days.</td> </tr> </table> FEES (See your Pricing Schedule for Additional Fees) <table> <tr> <th>Late Fee</th> <td>If you do not pay the Minimum Payment Due by the Payment Due Date, we may charge you a Late Fee. See your Pricing Schedule for fee amount. This fee will never exceed the Minimum Payment Due that was due immediately prior to the date on which the fee was assessed.</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Returned Payment Fee</th> <td>If you make a payment that is not honored by your financial institution, we may charge you a Returned Payment Fee even if the payment is honored after we re-submit it. See your Pricing Schedule for fee amount. This fee will never exceed the Minimum Payment Due that was due immediately prior to the date on which the payment was returned to us.</td> </tr> </table> ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATES ("APRs") (See your Pricing Schedule for the APRs that apply to your Account) Variable APRs Your Pricing Schedule may include variable APRs. These APRs are determined by adding the number of percentage points that we specify to the Prime Rate. Variable APRs will increase or decrease when the Prime Rate changes. The APR change will take effect on the first day of the billing period that begins during the same calendar month that the Prime Rate changes. An increase in the APR will increase your interest charges and may increase your Minimum Payment Due. Your variable APRs will never be less than zero or higher than 29.99%. Penalty APR None MAKING PAYMENTS Payment Instructions • You must pay in U.S. dollars. Please do not send cash. Sending cash is not allowed. All checks must be drawn on funds on deposit in the U.S. • You must pay us for all amounts due on your Account. This includes charges made by Authorized Users. • We may refuse to accept a payment in a foreign currency. If we do accept it, we will charge your Account our cost to convert it to U.S. dollars. • We can accept late payments, partial payments or payments marked "payment in full" or with any other restrictive endorsement without losing any of our rights under this Agreement. • We credit your payments in accordance with the terms contained on your billing statement. • If you mail your payment to an address other than the address designated on your billing statement, there may be a delay in processing and crediting the payment to your Account. • If a third party makes a payment on your Account and we return all or a part of such payment, then we may adjust your Account for any amount returned. We reserve the right to defend ourselves against any demand to return funds we have received, and may agree to a compromise of the demanded amount as part of a settlement. EXHIBIT A Minimum Payment Due You may pay the entire New Balance shown on your billing statement at any time. Each billing period you must pay at least the Minimum Payment Due by the Payment Due Date shown on your billing statement. The Minimum Payment Due will be the greater of: • $20; or • any past due amount plus the greater of: – 3% of the New Balance shown on your billing statement (excluding any Interest Charges and Late Fee shown on your billing statement); or – $15, plus any of the following charges as shown on your billing statement: fees for any debt protection product that you enrolled in on or after 2/1/2015; Interest Charges; and Late Fees (not to exceed 4% of the New Balance). The Minimum Payment Due may also include amounts by which you exceed your Account credit line. It will never exceed the New Balance. When we calculate the Minimum Payment Due, we may subtract from the New Balance certain fees added to your Account during the billing period. The Minimum Payment Due is rounded up to the nearest dollar. MAKING PAYMENTS How We Apply Payments We apply payments and credits at our discretion, including in a manner most favorable or convenient for us. In all cases, we will apply payments and credits as required by applicable law. Each billing period, we will generally apply amounts you pay that exceed the Minimum Payment Due to balances with higher APRs before balances with lower APRs as of the date we credit your payment. INTEREST CHARGES How We Calculate Interest Charges—Daily Balance Method (including current transactions) We calculate interest charges each billing period by first figuring the "daily balance" for each Transaction Category. Transaction Categories include standard Purchases, standard Cash Advances and different promotional balances, such as Balance Transfers. How We Figure the Daily Balance for Each Transaction Category - We start with the beginning balance for each day. The beginning balance for the first day of the billing period is your balance on the last day of your previous billing period. - We add any interest charges accrued on the previous day's daily balance and any new transactions and fees. We add any new transactions or fees as of the later of the Transaction Date or the first day of the billing period in which the transaction or fee posted to your Account. - We subtract any new credits and payments. - We make other adjustments (including those adjustments required in the "Paying Interest" section). How We Figure Your Total Interest Charges - We multiply the daily balance for each Transaction Category by its daily periodic rate. We do this for each day in the billing period. This gives us the interest charges for each Transaction Category. To get a daily periodic rate, we divide the APR that applies to the Transaction Category by 365. - We add up all the daily interest charges. The sum is the total interest charge for the billing period. - Due to rounding or a minimum interest charge, the interest calculation may vary from the interest charge actually assessed. How We Include Fees We add Balance Transfer Fees to the applicable Balance Transfer Transaction Category. We add Cash Advance Fees to the applicable Cash Advance Transaction Category. We add all other fees to the standard Purchase Transaction Category. Paying Interest When Interest Charges Begin We begin to impose interest charges on a transaction, fee or interest charge from the day we add it to the daily balance. We continue to impose interest charges until you pay the total amount you owe us. You can avoid paying interest on Purchases as described below. However, you cannot avoid paying interest on Balance Transfers or Cash Advances. How to Avoid Paying Interest on Purchases ("Grace Period") If you pay the New Balance on your current billing statement by the Payment Due Date shown on that billing statement, we will not impose interest charges on New Purchases. New Purchases are Purchases that first appear on the next billing statement. Interest will continue to accrue each day on Purchases that appeared on previous billing statements until you pay the New Balance in full and will be billed in the next billing cycle. How We Apply Payments May Impact Your Grace Period If you do not pay your New Balance in full each month, then, depending on the balance to which we apply your payment, you may not get a grace period on new Purchases. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION Default You are in default if: - you file bankruptcy or another insolvency proceeding is filed by you or against you; - we have a reasonable belief that you are unable or unwilling to repay your obligations to us; - you die or are legally declared incompetent or incapacitated; - you fail to comply with the terms of this Agreement or any Agreement with us or an Affiliate, including failing to make a required payment when due, exceeding your Account credit line or using your Card or Account for an illegal transaction. If you are in default, we may declare the entire balance of your Account immediately due and payable without notice. Collection Costs If we use an attorney to collect your Account, we may charge you our legal costs as permitted by law. These include reasonable attorneys' fees, court or other collection costs, and fees and costs of any appeal. Merchant Disputes If you have a dispute with a merchant, you may request a credit to your Account. If we resolve the dispute in your favor, we will issue a credit to your Account. You assign to us your claim for the credited amount against the merchant and/or any third party. At our request, you agree to provide this assignment in writing. Automatic Account Information Updates You may set up automatic billing or store your Account information with an Affiliate, merchant, wallet provider, or other third party ("Permitted Party"). If you do, you authorize us to share your Account information, which may include your rewards account balance, with the Permitted Party, regarding the use of your Account. If your Account information changes, which may include your billing address, you authorize us to provide this updated information to any such Permitted Party at our discretion. You must contact the Permitted Party directly or remove your credit card information from the Permitted Party website if you wish to stop automatic billing or Account updates. 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Please include your name, address, home phone number and Account number. Our Communications with You You agree that we, our Affiliates, and agents, including service providers ("Authorized Parties") may contact you, including calls, text message or email, about any current or future accounts or applications, with respect to all products you have with us at any phone number or email (i) you have provided to us, (ii) from which you contacted us, or (iii) which we obtained and believe we can reach you at, even if your phone provider may charge you message and data rates for calls or texts. You agree that the Authorized Parties may record or monitor any calls between you and the Authorized Parties. You agree to notify us if you change or discontinue using any phone number you provide. You agree that the Authorized Parties may contact you using an automatic dialer or pre-recorded voice message. If you no longer wish to be contacted on your cell phone by an automated dialer or pre-recorded voice message, you must provide us written notice cancelling your consent at this address: Discover, P.O. Box 30937, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0937. The written notice must include: your name, mailing address, the last four digits of your Account number and the specific cell phone number(s) for which you would like to cancel your consent to be contacted by an automated dialer or pre-recorded voice message. Unauthorized Use You must notify us immediately if: - your Card is lost or stolen; or - you believe someone is using your Account or a Card without your permission. Cancellation of Your Account - You may cancel your Account. You will remain responsible for any amount you owe us under this Agreement. - Any joint Account holder may cancel a joint Account. However, both of you will remain responsible for paying all amounts owed. - We may cancel, suspend or not renew your Account at any time without notice. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION Purchases and Cash Advances in Foreign Currencies If you make a Purchase or Cash Advance in a foreign currency, we will convert it to U.S. dollars using a rate we choose. This rate will either be a government-mandated rate, a government-published rate or the interbank exchange rate, depending on the country and currency in which the transaction is made. We use the rate in effect on the conversion date for the transaction. This rate may be different than the rate in effect on the Transaction Date for the transaction. Governing Law This Agreement is governed by applicable federal law and by Virginia law. However, in the event you default and we file a lawsuit to recover funds loaned to you, the statute of limitations of the state where the lawsuit is filed will apply, without regard to that state’s conflicts of laws principles or its “borrowing statute.” Severability Except as set forth in the “Arbitration” section, if any part of this Agreement is found to be invalid, the rest of it will still remain in effect. Enforcing this Agreement We may delay enforcing or not enforce any of our rights under this Agreement without losing or waiving any of them. Assignment of Account We may sell, assign or transfer your Account or any portion of it without notice to you. You may not sell, assign or transfer your Account without first obtaining our prior written consent. MILITARY BORROWERS Statement of MAPR Federal law provides important protections to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents relating to extensions of consumer credit. In general, the cost of consumer credit to a member of the Armed Forces and his or her dependent may not exceed an Annual Percentage Rate of 36 percent. This rate must include, as applicable to the credit transaction or account: (1) the costs associated with credit insurance premiums; (2) fees for ancillary products sold in connection with the credit transaction; (3) any application fee charged (other than certain application fees for specified credit transactions or accounts); and (4) any participation fee charged (other than certain participation fees for a credit card account). If you would like more information about whether this section applies to you, please contact us at 1-844-DFS-4MIL (1-844-337-4645) anytime 24/7. If calling outside the U.S., you can contact us at +1-801-451-3730. Oral Disclosures Before agreeing to this Agreement, in order to hear important disclosures and payment information about this Agreement, please call 1-844-DFS-4MIL (1-844-337-4645) anytime 24/7. If calling outside the U.S., you can contact us at +1-801-451-3730. CONTACT US Unless we tell you otherwise, you can notify us: - by phone at 1-800-347-3085 or - in writing to Discover, P.O. Box 30943, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0943. When writing, please include your name, address, home phone number and Account number. You must contact us within 15 days after changing your email address, mailing address or phone number. DEFINITIONS “Account” means your Discover card account. “Affiliate” means our parent corporations, subsidiaries and affiliates. “Authorized User” means any person you authorize to use your Account or a Card, whether you notify us or not. “Balance Transfer” means a balance transferred from another creditor to your Account. “Card” means any one or more Discover cards issued to you or someone else with your authorization. “Cash Advance” means the use of your Account for: - Obtaining cash from participating automated teller machines, financial institutions, or other locations; and - Items that we consider cash equivalents or that a payment network or merchant has designated as a cash equivalent item, including online gambling, lottery tickets, money orders, wire transfers, casino chips, foreign currency, or similar items. “Check” means any check we send to you to access your Account. “Pricing Schedule” means the document entitled, “Pricing Schedule,” which lists the APRs that apply to your Account and other important information. “Prime Rate” means the highest rate of interest listed as the U.S. Prime rate in the Money Rates section of the online Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com) on the last business day of the month. “Purchase” means the use of your Account to purchase or lease goods or services at participating merchants. “We,” “us,” “our,” and “Discover” refer to Capital One, N.A., the issuer of your Card. “You,” “your,” or “yours” refer to you and any other person(s) who are also contractually liable under this Agreement. “Transaction Date” means the date shown on your billing statement for a transaction or fee. ARBITRATION Agreement to Arbitrate. In the event of a dispute between you and us arising out of or relating to this Account or the relationships resulting from this Account or any other dispute between you or us, including, for example, a dispute based on a federal or state statute or local ordinance (“Claim”), either you or we may choose to resolve the Claim by binding arbitration, as described below, instead of in court. Any Claim (except for a Claim challenging the validity or enforceability of this arbitration agreement, including the Class Action Waiver) may be resolved by binding arbitration if either party requests it. THIS MEANS IF EITHER YOU OR WE CHOOSE ARBITRATION, NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE SUCH CLAIM IN COURT OR TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL. ALSO DISCOVERY AND APPEAL RIGHTS ARE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION. Even if all parties have opted to litigate a Claim in court, you or we may elect arbitration with respect to any Claim made by a new party or any new Claims later asserted in that lawsuit. This arbitration agreement does not apply if, on the date you submit your Application or on the date we seek to invoke this arbitration agreement, you are a member of the Armed Forces or a dependent of such a member covered by the federal Military Lending Act. If you would like more information about whether you are covered by the Military Lending Act, please contact us at 1-844-DFS-4MIL (1-844-337-4645) or if you are calling from outside the US at +1-801-451-3730. CLASS ACTION WAIVER. ARBITRATION MUST BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THIS MEANS NEITHER YOU NOR WE MAY JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS IN ARBITRATION BY OR AGAINST OTHER CARDMEMBERS, OR LITIGATE IN COURT OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OF A CLASS OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY. The arbitrator may award injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual Claim. The arbitrator may not award class, representative, or public injunctive relief. If a court decides that applicable law precludes enforcement of any of this paragraph’s limitations as to a particular Claim for relief, then after all appeals from that decision have been exhausted, that Claim (and only that Claim) must be severed from the arbitration and may be brought in court. Only a court, not an arbitrator, shall determine the validity, scope, and effect of the Class Action Waiver. Your and Our Right To Go To Small Claims Court. You and we will not choose to arbitrate any individual Claim you or we bring in small claims court (or an equivalent court). This means you or we may bring an action in small claims court (or an equivalent court) without being subject to arbitration. However, if a Claim is transferred, removed, or appealed from small claims court to a different court, or if any Claim brought in small claims court exceeds the small claims court limit, you or we may then choose to arbitrate. Governing Law and Rules. This arbitration agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Arbitration must proceed only with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The rules for the arbitration will be those in this arbitration agreement and the procedures of the AAA, but the rules in this arbitration agreement will be followed if there is disagreement between the agreement and the AAA’s procedures. If the AAA’s procedures change after the Claim is filed, the procedures in effect when the Claim was filed will apply. For a copy of the AAA’s procedures, to file a Claim or for other information, please contact the AAA at 1101 Laurel Oak Rd., Voorhees, NJ 08043, www.adr.org. If the AAA is completely unavailable, and if you and we cannot agree on a substitute, then either you or we may request that a court with jurisdiction appoint a substitute. Fees and Costs. If you wish to begin arbitration against us but you cannot afford to pay your share of the AAA’s or arbitrator’s costs and cannot obtain a waiver of costs from the AAA, we will advance those costs if you ask us in writing and are acting in good faith. Any request like this should be sent to Discover, P.O. Box 30421, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0421. If you lose the arbitration, the arbitrator will decide whether you must reimburse us for money we advanced for you for the arbitration. If you win the arbitration, we will not ask for reimbursement of money we advanced. Additionally, if you win the arbitration, the arbitrator may decide that you are entitled to be reimbursed your reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (if actually paid by you). The arbitrator may also allocate compensation, expenses, and administrative fees (which include filing and hearing fees) to any party upon the arbitrator’s determination that the party’s claim or counterclaim was filed for purposes of harassment or is patently frivolous. ARBITRATION Hearings and Decisions. Arbitration hearings will take place in the federal judicial district where you live. A single arbitrator will be appointed. The arbitrator must: - Follow all applicable substantive law, except when contradicted by the FAA; - Follow applicable statutes of limitations; - Honor valid claims of privilege; and - Issue a written decision including the reasons for the award. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding except for any review allowed by the FAA. However, if more than $100,000 was genuinely in dispute, then either you or we may choose to appeal to a new panel of three arbitrators. The appellate panel is completely free to accept or reject the entire original award or any part of it. The appeal must be filed with the AAA not later than 30 days after the original award issues. Appeal costs will be allocated consistent with the AAA's Consumer Arbitration Rules and Due Process Protocol. Any arbitration award may be enforced (such as through a judgment) in any court with jurisdiction. Any finding, award, or judgment from an arbitration of any Claim shall apply only to that arbitration. No finding, award, or judgment from any other arbitration shall impact the arbitration of any Claim. Claim Notice and Special Payment. If you have a Claim, before initiating an arbitration proceeding, you may give us written notice of the Claim ("Claim Notice") at least 30 days before initiating the arbitration proceeding. The Claim Notice must include your name, address, and account number and explain in reasonable detail the nature of the Claim and any supporting facts. Notice shall be sent to us at Discover, P.O. Box 796005 (or such other address as we shall subsequently notify you). If, and only if, (1) you submit a Claim Notice with this agreement on your own behalf (and not on behalf of any other party); and (2) an arbitrator, after finding in any respect on the merits of your Claim, issues that (excluding any arbitration fees or attorneys' fees awarded by the arbitrator) is greater than the value of the last written settlement offer made before an arbitrator is selected, then you will be entitled to the amount of the $7,500, whichever is greater. If you are entitled to receive in addition any arbitration fees or attorney's costs awarded by the arbitrator. Other Beneficiaries of this Agreement. In addition to you, the rights and duties described in this arbitration agreement apply to: our Affiliates, successors, subsidiaries, agents, officers, directors and employees; any third party that is a Claim subject to this arbitration agreement; Accountholders and Authorized Users of your Account. Survival of this Agreement. This arbitration agreement shall survive: - closing of your Account; - voluntary payment of your Account or any part of it; - any legal proceedings to collect money you owe; - any bankruptcy by you; and - any sale, assignment, or transfer by us of your Account. Your Billing Rights: Keep This Document For Future Use This notice tells you about your rights and our responsibilities under the Fair Credit Billing Act. What To Do If You Find A Mistake On Your Statement If you think there is an error on your statement, write to us at: Discover P.O. Box 30421 Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0421. You may also contact us on the Web: https://discover.com/billingerrortr In your letter or on the Web, please give us the following information: - Account information: Your name and account number. - Dollar amount: The dollar amount of the suspected error. - Description of problem: If you think there is an error on your bill, describe what you believe is wrong and why you believe it is a mistake. You must contact us: - Within 60 days after the error appeared on your statement. - By 5:00 P.M. ET on the date an automated payment is scheduled, if you want to stop payment on the amount you think is wrong. You must notify us of any potential errors in writing or electronically. You may call us, but if you do we are not necessarily required to investigate any potential errors and you may have to pay the amount in question. What Will Happen After We Receive Your Letter or Web Submission When we receive your written or electronic notice, we must do two things: 1. Within 30 days of receiving your notice, we must tell you that we received it. We will also tell you if we have already corrected the error. 2. Within 90 days of receiving your notice, we must either correct the error or explain to you why we believe the bill is correct. While we investigate whether or not there has been an error: - We cannot try to collect the amount in question, or report you as delinquent on that amount. - The charge in question may continue to appear on your statement. - While you do not have to pay the amount in question, you are responsible for the remainder of your balance. - We can apply any unpaid amount against your credit limit. After we finish our investigation, one of two things will happen: - If we made a mistake: You will not have to pay the amount in question or any interest or other fees related to that amount. - If we do not believe there was a mistake: You will have to pay the amount in question, along with applicable interest and fees. We will send you a statement of the amount you owe and the date payment is due. We may then report you as delinquent if you do not pay the amount we think you owe. If you receive our explanation but still believe your bill is wrong, you must write to us (or visit https://discover.com/billingerrortr) within 10 days telling us that you still refuse to pay. If you do so, we cannot report you as delinquent without also reporting that you are questioning your bill. We must tell you the name of anyone to whom we reported you as delinquent, and we must let those organizations know when the matter has been settled between us. If we do not follow all of the rules above, you do not have to pay the first $50 of the amount you question even if your bill is correct. Your Rights If You Are Dissatisfied With Your Credit Card Purchases If you are dissatisfied with the goods or services that you have purchased with your credit card, and you have tried in good faith to correct the problem with the merchant, you may have the right not to pay the remaining amount due on the purchase. To use this right, all of the following must be true: 1. The purchase must have been made in your home state or within 100 miles of your current mailing address, and the purchase price must have been more than $50. (Note: Neither of these are necessary if your purchase was based on an advertisement we mailed to you, or if we own the company that sold you the goods or services.) 2. You must have used your credit card for the purchase. Purchases made with cash advances from an ATM or with a check that accesses your credit card account do not qualify. If all of the criteria above are met and you are still dissatisfied with the purchase, contact us in writing or electronically at: Discover P.O. Box 30945 Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0945 https://discover.com/billingerrortr While we investigate, the same rules apply to the disputed amount as discussed above. After we finish our investigation, we will tell you our decision. At that point, if we think you owe an amount and you do not pay, we may report you as delinquent.
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