(D) All discovery must be completed before a case is referred to Arbitration. Under the broadly phrased arbitration agreement, Smith and.Com survey of large credit card issuers finds most offer a way to avoid mandatory arbitration clauses that strip consumers' legal rights. (FAA) and companies have placed arbitration clauses in hundreds of millions of. Giving effect to the word "agents" in the arbitration agreement compels the conclusion that PRA has the right to demand arbitration even if. Any and all arbitration proceedings and hearings shall be conducted in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The issue of whether an arbitration agreement is unconscionable for lack of the ability of a consumer to meaningfully optout is a hot issue in litigation. Many employers now insert – or rather, bury – these clauses in the paperwork that employees must accept if they want a job. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) has issued this final rule establishing 12 CFR part 1040 to regulate arbitration agreements in contracts. More specifically, did the changeinterms provision in the Bank One credit card agreement authorize the addition of an arbitration clause?