HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-3883IN THE COURT OF COM~0N PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND
MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A.
655 PAPER MILL ROAD
MAIL STOP 1411
WILMINGTON DE 19884-1411
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Plaintiff
VS.
RANDALL L SLOAN
6175 HAYMARKET WAY
MECHANICSBURG PA 17050-5255
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
Defendant(s)
NOTICE
You have been sued in Court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in
the following pages, you must take action within (20) days after this Complaint and
Notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by an attorney
and filing in writing with the Court your defenses or objections to the claims set
forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed
without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further
notice for any money claimed or any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff.
You may lose money or property rights important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, OR
CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE
YOU CAN GET HELP. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A
REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
NOTICIA
Le hah demandado a used en la corte. Si used quarere defensas de esas demandas
expuestas en las paglnas, slguientes, used tlene viente (20) dias de plazo al partir
de la fecha de lademanda y la notlflatlon. Used debe presentar una apariencla
escrlta o en persona o pot abogado y archivar en la corte en forms escrlta sus
defensas osus objeclones a last demandas en corta de su persona. Sea avlsado que
si used no se deflenda, la corte tomara medldas y psedido entrar una orden contra
used sin previo aviso o notificaclon y pot cualquler queja o allvio que es pedldo
en la petlclon de demands. Used puede perder dlnero osus propledades o otros
derechos importantes para used,
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EL DINERO SUFFICIENTE DE PAGAR TAL SERVICIO VAYA EN PERSONA 0 LLAME POR TELEFON0 A
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CONSEGUIR ASSITANCIA LEGAL.
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Cumberland County Bar Assn.
32 S. Bedford St.
Carlisle
800-990-9108
PA 17013
CVRNOT/PACCP W&A FILE NO. 115902040
IN THE COURT OF COPLMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A.
655 PAPER MILL ROAD
MAIL STOP 1411
WILMINGTON DE 19884-1411
Plaintiff
VS.
RANDALL L SLOAN
6175 HAYM~KET WAY
MECHANICSBURG PA
17050~5255
Defendant(s)
COMPLAINT
NO.
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
Now comes the Plaintiff, MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A. , by and through its
attorneys, and the law firm of Wolpoff & Abramson, L,L.P., and files this Complaint
and in support avers as follows:
Plaintiff, MBNA ~%'{ERICA BANK, N.A.
655 PAPER MILL ROAD
MAIL STOP 1411
WILMINGTON DE 19884-1411
is a business entity doing business within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the
other states of the United States.
2. Defendant, RANDALL L SLOAN , is an adult individual with
a last known address of
6175 HAYMARKET WAY
MECHANICSBURG PA 17050-5255
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
3. It ~s averred that Defendant(s) was/were issued an open end credit card
account. The Terms and Conditions governing this account is attached hereto,
incorporated herein and marked as Exhibit "A".
4. At all relevant times material hereto, Defendant(s) has/have used said
charge card'for the purchase of products, goods and/or for obtaining services.
SO~B1/PACCP W&A FILE NO. 115902040
5. Plaintiff provided Defendant(s) with copies of the Statements of Account
showing all debits and credits for transactions on the aforementioned credit card
account to which there was no bona fide objection by Defendant(s).
6. Pursuant to the Agreement concerning this account, the parties agreed
that this matter be referred to Arbitration in the event of any claim and/or dispute
if the account is referred for collection, See Exhibit "A" as previously identified
and incorporated herein.
7. This matter was referred to Arbitration for determination and disposition,
whereby an Arbitration Award was entered against the Defendant(s) and in favor of
the Plaintiff for the outstanding balance due. A true and correct copy of the
Arbitration Award is attached hereto, incorporated herein and marked as Exhibit "B".
8. As of the date of this Complaint, the remaining balance due, owing and
unpaid on Defendant's credit card account, as a result of charges made by said
Defendant(s) and/or any authorized users is the sum of $ 13082.47
9. Despite reasonable and repeated demands for payment, Defendant(s) has/have
failed, refused and continue(s) to refuse to pay all sums due and owing on the
aforementioned account balance, all to the damage and detriment of the Plaintiff.
10. The amount in controversy is within the jurisdictional amount requiring
compulsory arbitration.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A. , respectfully requests
this Honorable Court enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant(s),
RANDALL L SLOAN , in the amount of $ 13082.47 plus costs of this
action and such other relief as the Court deems proper and just.
Respectfully submitted,
#18837
Philip C. Warhollc #86341
WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, L.L.P.
Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collectlon
267 East Market Street
York, PA 17403
(717) 846-1252
Counsel for Plaintiff
SOARB2/PACCP W&A FILE NO. 115902040
ATTORNEY VERIFICATION
I hereby state that I am the attorney for the Plalntlf£, who is located
outside of this jurisdiction and in order to file the within document in an
expedlent and timely manner, am authorlzed to take this verification on behalf of
said Plalntlff in this action and verify that the statements made in the foregoing
Complaint are true and oorrect to the best of my knowledge, information, and
belief, based upon information provided by the Plaintiff.
The undersigned understands that false statements herein are made subject to
the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification
to authorities.
Date:
Daniel F. N~fson #20617
Bruce H. Che~kls #18837
Philip C. Warhollc #86341
WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, LoL.P.
Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection
267 East Market Street
York, PA 17403
(717) 846-1252
Counsel for Plaintiff
PAVERF/PACCP W&A FILE NO. 115902040
EXHIBIT "A"
Credit :card!Agreement.
Additional Te~$ and. Condi~
How to Use Your A~unt:.....:.;: ............
~*~ents on Your Account .....................
· We May Amend ThisAt~reement .............
AG
Your Contract ' W/tk Us
Your credit Card Agreemer!t with us consists of these
Additional ~rms and Conditions and the document c~l]ed
the Required Federal Disclosures or the Initial Disclosure.
You agree to the terms and conditions of this A~reement.
For the purpose of the Pd~¢! N0tk~, we will use the deflnttio
contstned in the third p~ragraph of the privaq/Notke. For
the ~ematnder of the Agreement, we wil! use the clefinitions
- ~]~-s~fl~f bfi~e¥*t~'~-cti~ff~e~in~"'Nor/~ U~.d O~n in
P~acy Notice
~our pflva~ Is lmpo~n~ to us: At MBNA, we are
~mmi~ to providing you with the finest financial
pr~uas and se~ices ~ by consis~ent]l to~ual~
se~. ~d while info~ation a~ut ~u is ~ndament
~o our abfii~ to do this, we fufii r~nize the
of ~ping ~onal ~nd a~unt inio~a~ion
~ offer ~u the wide~ range of p~u~s and se~ice
MBNA ma~ share information about you ~th within
MBNA and outside of MBNA with other core.flies.
This allows us to offer you pr~as and se~i~s tha~
ma~ interest ~o~ and best m~t Your needs, whether
they are available dire~y from MBNA or through our
relationships wi~h o~her:companies. We want ~ou
unde~nd our i~fo~atio~ ~f~u~s, wh~t
~ ~fi~, what info~atio~'~e sba~e, and the ~efits
you ~ve when we sha~nfo~at~on ~t
This notice describes the priva~ pr~aices of
Co~ration~nd all MBHA affiliates, including MBN~
~efi~ Bank, N&., MBNAAmerica.(De]~ware),
Pall~disn ~evel 5e~i~s. Inc., MBNA Hallmark
Information 5e~ices, In~., MBNA Marketing
Inc., and MBffA Insurance ~en~, Inc.
'MBNA'), for financial pr~u~s and semites ~over~e~
b~ the laws of the Unlt~ States of ~eri~. This
noti~ explains MBNA'S information co~eaio~
sharing praai~s and lets You choose whether or
MBNA ma~ share ce~ain info~atio~ ~ut you, ei~h
within MBNA o~ outside of M~NA wi~h other
Ou~ Sec~ Proced~: MBNA ~nderstands the
im~ance of prote~ing and ~ec~ing info~ation
osing it appropriately. Ac~ss~to ~nformation ~ut
i~ ~estria~ to the Deople of MBNA who ~uim it
p~de pr~uas or seffi~ to ~u, We maintain physi~
et~ronic, a~d procedural safeguards that ~mpl~ wit
iederai ~and~ds fo~ the secu~.o[ in{~rmation.
When MBNA shares inio~mation abo~ ~ou w~th
companies outside of MBN& we mquim them to
gm.se s~fetuards, use it onfy fo~ a ~rmitt~
and to tatum it to us o~ destroy it~n~ that pu~ose i
se~ed. We ]imi~ the ~mount of ~n{ormation shared tc
what is appropriate to offe~ a pr~ua or seffice effi-
cie~tfy. MBNA ~uires any com~n~ re~iving infor-
mation f~om MBNA to sign a Confidentiafi~ ~reeme
co~taining these reqoirements and obligating that
company to protect ~he information ~s we would.
information We Collect: MBNA collects and uses
nonpublic pemona] information about you to condu
our business and to consistently deliver the top-qua
Customer service you expect from us. Sources of th
information include the following:
· Information we receive from you on applications
and other forms or through your correspondence or
'con'rm~'nicatio~ 'with-c~-fincluding'thmugh the mail,
by telephone, or over the Internet;
· Information we receive from third parties, such a[
consumer reporting agencies, to verify statements
you've made to us. or regarding your employment.
credit, or other relationships; and
· Information about your transactions with MBNA;
with other companies outside of MBNA,
Information We Sham Within MBNA: We may shar~
of the information we collect about you with finanda[ s~
ice companies within MBNA to offer additioRa] produ~
sauces that may interest you and best meet your need~
~Ve believe this is convenient for you and may save you
both time and money. To do so, we sham identification
information (such as name and address), transaction a:
experience information (such as purchases and payme~
credit eligibility information (such as credit reports an~
applications}, and other information. The derision to [
chase any such products or se~ces is yours alone. Yo'
may tell us not to sham credit eligibility information at
you withir{.Ml3NA, but please understand th'i~ does no~
prohibit us from offering you additional products and
services or from sharing transaction and experience.
identification, and other information within M~3NA.
Information We Share With Othem: From time
time. we may allow companies outside of MBNA to c
you their products and services that may interest yoc
These products and services may be offered by finam
service providers (such as banks, loan brokers, accou
aggregators, insurance agents, insurance companies,
mortgage bankers, and securities broker-dealers), by n
financial companies (such as retailers, direct marketer
communications companies. Intemet service provide
manufacturers, service companies, travel agents, crui
lines, car rental agencies, hotels, airlines, publishers
and organizations endorsing MBNA financial produ¢
or services), and others (such as nonprofit organizati¢
Subiect to applicable law. we may sham all the infol
tion we coltect with these companies-outside of MB
unless you tell us not to. ?'
Additionally. we may share all the information w~
collect with companies that padorm marketing or c
services on our behalf or to other financial instituti
with which we have ioint marketing agreements. ~
are also permitted by law to share information abc
you with other companies in certain circumstance,~
For instance, we may share eli of the informatior~ ~
collect with companies assisting us in servicing yo
loan or ac, c.o,~.nt, with companies that endorse our
products an~d:~se~ices through affinity agreements
with government entities in response to .subpoenas or
regulatory requirements, and with consumer reporting
agencies. If you tell us not to share information with
companies outside of MBNA that wish to offer you
their products and services, as described above, please
understand that we will continue to share information
in these additional circumstances.
^bout V "r We're
"~edicated to serving your needs - and to respecting
'your choices related to privacy. You may tell us not to
share credit eligibility information within MBN^. and
you may tell us not to share information with companies
outside of M~NA that wish to offer you their products
and services as described above. If you wish to opt
out of such information sharing, please call to,l-free
1-866-75~-1255. We will ask you to verify your identity
and the specific accounts to which the opt out applies,
so please have all your account, membership, or
reference numbers and your Social Security number or
Taxpayer Identification'number for deposit accounts
available v~hen you call
MBNA applies opt outs at the accduht level not ky
individual Customer. When any person, listed with othem
bn an account opts out (for example, a ~-t~-applicant, joint
account'holder, or authorized user), wa'will list the entire
account as having opted.out. MJ~NA wiU continue to
adhere to its disclosed .privacy pra~ices for an. account
even if it becomes inactive oi~ is: closed.
An opt out from information sharing on an account
as described above, either within MONA and/or with
companies outside of MBN^, remains effective unless
revoked in writing. Federal ragu~ations require us'to
provide this notice on an annual basis/whether or not
an account has previously opted out from either type
of information shadng. Please remember when you
receive our subsequent notices that an account previously
opted out from either or both types of information sharing
land not revoked in writing) does not need to be opted
out again,
This notice updates and replaces any previous
notices from MBNA about the privacy, security, and
protection of information. For additional information
regarding MBNA's'privacy practices:concerning the
intemet, and to view the most recent.version of this
privacy notice, please go to www. mbna.c~m and click
on "Privacy Notice." You may have other ~rivacy pro-
tections understate laws. We may amend this privacy
notice at any time. and we will inform you.of changes
as required by law.
Words Used Ofi~n in This Agreement
"Agreement" or 'Credit Card A~reement' means these
Additional Terms and Conditions and, the Requited Federal
Disclosures {or the Initial Disclosure~ and any changes we
make to those documents from time to time.
"You" and 'your" mean each and all ot the persons who are
granted, accept or.use an ~ccount we hold. "You and "your'
also mean any othEf'~rson who has'guaranteed payment of
this account, when used in the sections untitled. We ~
Monitor and Recon~ T~l~p~ont C. alls. and A~itratio~ am1 QtigeU
and when used in each of the sections re]a£1ng to ~
this ac~unt IYour Pmm~ ~ Pal. and H~ N~U Your
~e," ~us,".'our' and "MdNA ~eri~' mean MBNA
Ame[~Fa Bank, N~.
'~rd" means all the credit cards we issue to you and
any other ~rson with authod~tion for us~ on th~
pumuant to this ~r~ment.
'Ac~s check" means an ac~ss che~ we provide to y,
make a Ch~k Cash Advan~ on your
If we use a capitaliz~ te~ in this d~ment but we d
d~ine the te~ in this d~ment, the te~ has the mean
given in the R~ulred F~emJ Disdosur~ or the Jnitia(
Disclosure, or as used Jn your monthly statement.
We u~ ~ion headin~ (su~ as, ~0~ U~ ~n i~ ~
~me~t) to o~gani~ this ~r~ment. The a~ual te~s of ti
~r~ment am in the sentenc~ that ~oll~ and not the h~c
Si9~ Your Card
You should sign your card ~[om you use it.
We May Monier and R~ Template ~
You consent to and authorize MBNA Ameri~. any of It
affiliates, or its marketing ass~iates to monitor an~or re
any of your telephone convemations with our representat
or the representatives of any o[ those companies.
Credit ~epo~ing Agencies
You a~hori~ MBNA ~efi~ to coil~ Innovation
~u, incJudJng ~r~lt m~ ~m ~nsumer m~lng
1~ you believe we have [umlsh~ inaccurate or in~mph
agent, ~rite us at: MBNA, Cred[t Re~ing ~encles, P.C
Box 17054. ~ilmin~on, DE 19884-7054, Ptease include
name, addr~s, home phone numar, and account num~
and expla)n what you ~)ieve is inaccurate or incomplete.
How ~ Use Your A~unt
You may obtain c~it in the [orm o[ Purchases and Ca~
Advances by using ca~s. acc~s che~, your account hum
or other ~edit d~ices. Please te~er to your Requir~ Fed,
constitute Purchases and Cash ~vances and how ~u ma
obtain them.
Transaction Da~ for ~in ~h
The tmnsa~ion date for Che~ ~sh Advan~s and
Transfem done by ~ is the ~te you ~f~he ~on to
whom the ch~ is made payable fi~ depos[~ or ~h~ t
che~. The trensa~ion date [or a retum~ ~yme~[ (a Bat
Cash Advance) is the date that the corres~nding paten
posted to your a~unt,
Purposes for Using Your A~ount
You may use your account lot ~na], family, or houset
pu~s. You may not use your a~unt for business or
comme~iai pu~oses. You may not use a Ch~ Cash
Advance, or any other Cash Advance. to make a pa~ent c
this or any other cr~it a~unt with us. You may not use o
~rmit your a~.~t t6 ~ us~ [9 make any iilegal transa~
Persons Using Your Accoun!
if you permit any person to use your card, access checks,
account number, or other credit device with the authorization
to obtain cr~it on your account, ~u may ~ ~iable ~o~ all
whi~ ~u ~y not ha~ in~end~ to ~ liar, ~ ff t~
.: to i~[ormation a~ut the account and its usam as the
~ccount ho(de~,
How You May S~p Pa~me~t
on an Acces~ Ch~k
You may r~u~ a atop ~en~ on an a~ss ch~ ~
p~dl~ us with the ac~ ch~k numar, dollar amount, and
~y~ ~ly as they ap~ on ~he a~ss ch~. Omi and
~- for ~ months ~om ~he day ~het we p~a~ the stop ~enL
You May Not Pos~ an A~s Check
liable to yo~ for any loss D~ ex~s~ inc~rr~ b~ you
Your promise ~
obtain, which includes aH Purchases and Cash Advances~
Paymen~ on Your Account
Payment Due shown on ~ur monthly statement by your
us at any time. Payments made iff any billing ~cle that are
rei~ parents that are not dr~wn in U.S. dollars ~nd
When Your Payment Will Be Credi~d
~ Your Account
is: (I) r~iv~ by 2 p.m. (Eastern ~meh ~2~ ~e~iv~ st
address shown in the up~r 1eh-henri ~mer o~ ~he hont
~o~r monthly statement: (3~ ~i~ with a check 8rewfl in
do(~rs o~ a U.S, financial institution or a U,8, dollar money
order: and (4) sent in the re[urn envelope with only the top
r~ived aker ~ p.m. on any d~y including the Pa~ent Due
Dste, but t~t othe~ise m~t the a~ve t~uimments, will be
credited as of the next day. Credit Ior any other pa~ents
maybe de]ay~ up to live ~ays.
How We Aii~a~ Your
We ~ll a]l~e ~ents in the manner we dateline.
In most instances, we will allocate your payments to balance:
lincluding new transactions} with lower APRs before ba~ance~.
with higher APRS. This will result in new balances with a
lower APR (e.g., thOSe with promotional APR o.fie~} being
paid before any other existing balances.
Promise to Pay Applies to All Persons
.A~I persons,who nltia))y or.~ubsequent)y request, accept,
guarantee or use the accotin'~ ~re individua))y and together
respoosible for any total outatand ng balance We may refua
to release from lability any person who is responsible to paD
any tota~ outstanding balance, until all of the cards', access
checks, and other credit devices outstanding under'the
account have been returned to us, and any such pemon.or
parsons repays us the total outstanding balance owed to us
at any time under the terms of this A~reement.
)efeult
You wi]] be in d&fault of this Agreement if: (l) you fail to
make any required Total i~inimum Payment Due by its Payme~
Due Date: (2) your total outstanding balance exceeds.your
credit limit: or {3) you fail to abide by any other tank of this
Agreement. Solely for the purposes of determlnin~ eligibility
and premium payment obligations for the optional credit insu
ance purchased through MBNA, you will be deemed, n default
or delinquent if you fall to make a payment within 90 d~rs of
your Payment Due Date, Our failure to exercise any of our
rights when you default does not mean that we are unable to
exercise those rights upon later default.
When W~ May Require Immediate Payme!
If you are in default we can require immediate payment
of your total outstanding balance and. unless prohibited by
applicable law and except as otherwise provided under the
Ar6itratlon a~8 Litieation section of this Agreement. we can
also require you to pay the costs we incur in any collect on
proceeding, as well as reasonable attorneys' fees If we refer
your account for collection to an attorney who is not our
salaried employee.
Other Payment Terms
We can accept [ate Payments, partial payments, or payme~
with any restrictive writing without losing any oi our rights
under this Agreement. This means that no payment, includi
those marked wfth "Paid in fu]l" or with any other restrictive
words, shall operate as an accord and satisfaction without t'
prior written approval of one of our senior officers. You may
not use a postdated check to make a payment. If you do po.,
date a payment check, we may elect to honor it upOn prese
merit or return it uncredited to the person .that.prea~nt~'t~.il
without in either case waiting for the date shown on the
check. We are not liable to you for any i0a~ or expense'
incurred by you arising out of the act on we. elect to take.
Paj~men~ HolidallS
'~Ve may allow you. from t me to time, to omit a monthly
payment. We will notlhj you when this option )s available.
if you omit a payment, finance charges and any applicable
fees will accrue on yOur account in accordance with this
Agreement. You must resume making your Total Minimurr
payment Due each month following a payment holiday.
Transactions Maple in Foreign Currencl~
I you make.a t~ansaction n a foreign currency, the iran,,
t/on will be co'nv~rted by Visa Interest ona or MasterCard
International.. dep~er~ding on which card you use, into a U.~
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dollar amount in accordance with the operating regulations or
convemion procedures in effeCt at the time that the transaction
iS processed. Currently, those regulations and procedures
provide that the currency conversion rate robe used is effher
( Ita wholesale market rate or (2~ a government-mandated rate
in effect one day prior to the processing date, increased by one
percent in each case. Visa or MasterCard retains this one percent
as compensation tor pedormtng the currency conversion serv-
'i-c~caTte'/Tcy co;qve~sion ratLrl'h' effect on the processing
r date may differ from the rate in effect on the transaction date
or the posting date.
Bming Cycle
Your billing cycle ends each month on a Closing Date
determined by us. Each bil~ing cycle begins on the day after
the Closing Data'of the previous billing cycle. Each statemen(
reflects s single billing cycle. ,
Account .Fees~hd' Charges ·
Account Fee~: The folt~,ving fees, which are set for{h on your
Required Federal Disc)c~s~res or Initial DiSClosure. are (~.harged
as Purchases i6 the billing cycle in which the iees accsec
( 1 ).a Late Fee if the Total Minimum Payment Due shown on
your monthly statement is not ~ceived by.us on or before its
payment DueDate;·
{2) an Overllmit Fee if your New Balance Total exceeds ~/our
credit limit on the·last day of a billing cycle, Rven if fees.or
finance charges charge~l~y~g cause your NeW Balance Total
to exceed your credit limit; an Overltmit Fee is charged to your
account as of the day in the billing cycle that your total out-
standing balance on your. account exceeds your credit limit:
i3l a Returned Pay~ne~t F~e:if a payment on your account Is
returned [or insufficient'funds or for any other reason, even if
it s paid upon subsequent 1~resentment;
f4) a Returned C~sh Advance Check Fee if we return an access
check unpaid for any r~easo~. even ii the access check is paid
upon subsequent presentment:
15l a Copy Fee ior each copy o[ a monthly statement or sales
draft, except that the six most recent monthly,statements and
six sales draks will be provided for free: and
(b} an Annual Fee if your account is open or if you maintain an
account balance, whether, you have act ve charg ng pr vi egos
Or not.
Abandoned propertT Char&es: Unless prohibited by applicable
]aw, we will charge your account, as a Purchase, Ior any costs
incurred by us associated with complYing with state abandoned
property laws.
Please review your Required Federal [~isc!osures or Initial
Disclosure for additional fees and charges that may apply to
] your account.
Benefits -'
We may offer you certain beneilLs and services with your
account, Unless expressly made a part of this A~reement. any
such benefits or services ara not a part'of this Agreement, but
are subiect to the terms and restdcti0ns outlined in the benefit~
brochure and other official documents provided to you from
time to time by or On behalf of MBNA'.a~'nerica. We may adiust,
add, or delete benefits end services a~ any time and without
I notice to you.
Refusal t~ Honor Your Account
We are not liable' f~,~:any iefusaJ to ~onor your accounL
This can inc ude a refusal tO honor your card or account number
i or any check written on your account. We are not liable for
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any retentfon of ~ur card by us. any other bank, or. any
provider of goods or services.
We May SUSpend or Close Your Accoun:
We may suspend or close your account or Otherwise te
nato your right to use your account, We may do this at
time and for any reason. Your obligations under this
--Agreement.contanue. even-e~te~e have done this. You
destroy all cards, access checks or other credit devices or
account when we request.
You May Close Your Account
You may close your account by notifying us in ·writing
telephone, and destroying all cards, access checks or
credit devtce~ on the account. Your obligations under th
Agreement continue even offer'you have done this.
Transactions After. Your Account Is Clot
When your account is closed, you must contact anyone
authorized to charge transactions to your account, such as
intemet sen, ice providers, health dubs or insurance comp~
These transactions may continue· to be charged ~o your
accoqnt until you change the billing. Also, ff we believe
have authorized a transaction or are attempting to use y(
account after you have requested to close the account, w
may allow the transaction to be charged to your account.
We Ma~ Amend This Agreement
'~e may amend this Agreement at any time. We may
amend ~t by adding, deleting, or changing provisions of t
Agreement. When we amend this Agreement we will con
with the applicable notice requirements of federal and
Delaware aw that are in effect at that time. If an amend,
gives you the opportunity to reject the change, and if you
the change in the manner provided in such amendment,
may terminate your right to receive credit and may ask y,
return aU credit devices as a condition of your reiectJon.
amended Agreement lincluding any higher rate or other I
charges or fees) will apply to the total outsta nding baler
including the balance existing before the amendment bec:aa
effective. We may replace your card with another ca rd at an,,
We May Sell Your Account
We may at any time, and without notice to you. sell,
or transfer your account, any sums due on your account,
Agreement. or our rights or obiigations under your acco1
this Agreement to any person or ant ty, The person or e
to whom we make any such sale. assignment or transfer
be entitled to all of our rights and/or obligations under
Your Credit Limit
Your credit limit is disclosed to you when you receive
Credit Available does not take into account any Purchas
or credits which post to your account after the Closing
your credit limit being exceeded and result in the asses
of Overlimit Fees.
What We May DO if You Attempt to
Exceed Your credit Limit
The total outstanding balance on your accu~nt plus
authorizations at any time must not be more than your credit
limit. If you attempt a transection which results in your total
outstanding balance (plus authorizationsl exceeding your
credit limit, we may: (I.) permit the transaction without raising
¥oarcredff-~imit:~2)'permit-thet'ransaction and. treat the
amount of the transaction that is more than the credit limit
: as immediately due: or (3! refuse to permit the transaction.
I[ we tel*use to permit the transaction, we may advise the
person ~vho attempted the transaction that it has been refused.
I[ we refuse to permit a Check Cash Advance or 8elanco
Transfer, we may do so by advising the person presenting the
Chec~ Cash Advance or Se[anco Trans(er that credit has been
re[used, that th&re are insufficient funds to pay the Check
Cash Advance or Balance Transfer. or in any other manner.
Ii we have previ0uaiy permRted you tO exceed you~ credit
it does not mean that ~ve wt~[ permit you to exceed ~ou~ credit
limit again, if we deride to permit you to exceed your credit limit.
we may charge an Overllmit Fee as provided in this Agreement.
Unauthorf~d Use of your Card
Please not!JY us immediately o! the Iosa. theE. or possible
unauthorized.use oi~ your account at 1-600-4:2 I-2 I
You Must Nottf!l Us When You
Change Your Address
~/e strive to .k~ep accurate records for your benefit and ours.
The post office arLd others may notify us of a change tO your
address. When you change your address, you must notify us
promptly of your new address,
What Law Applies
This Agreement is made In Delaware and we extend credit
to you from Delaware. This Agreement ia governed by the
laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to its conflict of
laws prJnciplesl and by any appJicable federal laws.
The Provisions of This Agreement
are Severable
Ii any provision.o[ this Agreement is found to be invalid,
the remaining provisions will continue to be effective.
Our Right~ Continue
Our failure or delay'in exercising any of out dghts under
this Agreement does not mean that we are unable to exercise
those rights later.
Arbitration and Litigation
This Arbitration and Litigation provision applies to you
unless you were given the opportunlt7 to reiect the Arbitration
and Litigation provisions and you did so reiect them in the
manner and timefrarne required. If you did reject effectively
such a provision, you agreed that any litigation brought by you
against us regarding this account or this Agreement shaJJ be
brought in a court located in the State of Delaware,
Any claim or dispute ("Claim"l by either you or us against
the other, or against the empJoyeex, agents or assigns of the
other, arising from or re)at[ng in any way to this Agreement or
any prior Agreement or your account Iwhether under a
statute, in contra'~'.~..~, or othenvi~e and whether for money
damages, penalt)es-'~'~deciaratory or equitable relief), including
Claims regarding t~e applicability of this Arbitrationand
Litigation Section or the validity of the entire Agreement or
any prior Agreement, shall be resolved by binding arbittati~:
The arbitration shall be conducted by th~ National Arbitrati
Forum ('NAr'). under the Code o~ Procedure in effect at the ti~
the Claim is flied. Rules and forms ortho National Arbitration
Forum may be obtained and Claims may be filedat any. Natio~
__Arbit0a~Jl~L.Eo~r~_offi.c.e_. www. arb-fomm:com, or P,O. Box
Minneapolis. Minnesota ~40~. telephon~ ~Td~:?~/~'~
NAF is unable or unwilling to act aa arbltrstor, we may sub
stitute another nationally recognized, independent arbitratt
organization.that uses a similar code of procedure, At yom
written request, we will advance any arbitration filing lee.
administrative and hearing lees which you are required to
pay to pursue a Claim in arbitration. The arbitrator will
decide who will be ultimate]y responsib]e for paying those
lees. in no event will you be required to reimbprse us [ora
arbitration filing, administrative or hearing fees in an
greater than what your court costs would have been if the
Claim had bee~ resolved in a state court with iurlediction.
Any arbitration hearing at which you appear.wiU take place
within the federal udiclal district that includes ~'our billing
address at the time the Claim is flied. This arbitration agr~
meat is made pursuant to a transection involvh~g,interatab
commerce and shall be governed by the Federal A~bi~ratior
Act. 9 U.S.C. §§ I- 16 ('FAA'I. ludgmedt upon any arbl(retic
award may be entered in any court having iurisdi~ion. The
arbitrator shall folJow existing substantive la~v to the extent
consistent with the FAA and applicable statute~ of limitation
and shal) honor any claims or privi]ege recognlaed'by law.
pa~7 reque~s, the arbitrator shall write an opinion.containir
the reasons ~r the award.
No Claim submitted to arbitration is heard by a jury an(
no Claim may be brought as a class action or as a private
attorney general. You do not have the right ~o act as a cla~
representative or participate as a memberof a class of
claimants with respect to any Claim, This Arbitration and
Litigation Section applies to ail Claims now in existence o
that may arise in the future.
This Arbitration and Litigation Section shall survive the
termination of your account with us as well as any volunta
payment, of the debt in full by you. any bankruptcy by you
sale o[ the debt by us.
For the purposes of this ArbitrstJon and.Litigation Secti
"we' and ~us" means MBNAAmerica Bank, N,A., its parent
subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees, predecessors, successor:
assigns, and any purchaser of your account,~and al? of thai
officers, directors, employees, agents a~d assigns or any a
all of them. Additionally. 'we' or '~)s' shall mean any thir¢
party providing benefits, services, or products in connecti~
with the account lincluding but not limitt[~ to credit bure;
merchants that accept any cradit device I%s. ued.under the
account, rewards or enrolJment services, credit'Jnsurance
companies, debt collectors and all of theil; officers, direcr~
employees and agents) if. and onlyif, such e third party it
named by you as a c~-defendant in any C]aim )'ou assert
against us.
If any part of this Arbitration and Litigation Section is
found to be invalid or unenforceable under any law or sta
consistent with the FAA, the remainder o[ this Arbitration
Litigation Section shaft be enforceable without;regard to
invalidity or unenforceabilit¥.
THE RESUbT*.OF THIS ARSJjTRATION AGREEMENT IS
EXCEPT AS PR~, 'IpED ~BOVE;CLAIMS CANNOT BE LIT
GATED IN COURT, INCLUDING SOME CLAIMS THAT COL
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!CREDIT INSURANCE BENEFITS,
tLIMITATIONS, COSTS & EXCLUSIONS
!CREDI? INsURANcE IS.' NOT A DEPOSIT; 'NOT FDIC-
~ disability in MNJ. until you r~tum to work·*
~WA, ~ & ~), or $2~,~ ~f you die.
~t ~ One insured ~r accoum (insured mu~t be the
{ or (am y cave ~nefits. you must ~ gain~lly em~o~ '
~ res(Chat(on voJunta~ ~er[eitum of n~me or ~ob loss due to
Family leave benefits are not paid If you are eligible for
receiving unemployment benefits or are disabled.
This is only a brie[.clescription of coverage, and coverages
vary by state, Please refer to your certificates for a fuji
explanation of coverage.
Costs oar $ I O0 Der Month of Averace Dalh, Balance= '
Costs apply to Lite (L). DisabiIFty (DJ. U~empioyment (U) &
FamiFy Leave IF.)_: 4~' 54.5~:; AK 78c AZ 99.9c AR 99c:
89.9C; CO 50.66C: CT 42.~D£ 9~.9c; DC 99;-~;'FL 89¢:'C.,A*
· ' 90.8¢: HI 89.91c: ID 99.5¢ (L 8:~:, D i6.9c, U 54¢, F 20¢); IL
: 80.97C; IN 9~¢: IA 97.8C (L 7.2¢, D 16.(X:, U 54C, F 20CJ; KS
85.47¢; KY 97.4C: LA 99.93¢; M£'53.05¢;'MD 79.74C; MA
MI 85.7c; MN 31.47C; MS 92.5C; MO 61.1C; MT 93.9¢; NE
95.8c: NV 99.87C; NH 95C; N| 97C; NM 58.9C; NY 52,~C (L 8.8C.
D 26.8C, U 16.9C}; NC 71.3¢; ND 94.97C; OH 99.9C; OK 97.47C;
OR 80.8C; PA 38.1C; PR 99C~ P.! 99.8C; SC 78.8c: SD 99.9C; TN
92.5¢; TX 33.?C IL 4.~C, D [2.9C. U [~): UT 90.44c; VT 34.92¢
(L 6.68C, D ]2.24¢, F i6C); VA84C (L 6.1C, D 8.9¢. U49¢, F
20C): WA 89.39C; WV 99.5C; WI 93.6C (L 5.7C, D 8.9C, U 59C,
20c) & WY 99.7c.
Avallablll.: Involuntary Unemployment is not available In
MA OTVT. Family Leave is not available in AL, CT, MA, MD.
MN. NM, NY, PA. or TX.
Under'&tttin~ Com~anl~r,/Pellcrf: involuntary
Unemployment: American Secvrity/LOl(5/85), LOI
AS LOI T'AI I J/Pc)). I.OIC-IP-KSIZtgO). LOiC-lP-CR.$-MEF5/85)
and bOIC-IP; Standard Guaranty/SC, LOI J5/85) JNH only).
Life & Disability: Union Security Life/L-i-z, L-S-G in AL. AZ,
AR, DE, DC. iD, iL. iA, KS. LA, MD. MN, MS, NY. ND, OH, OK.
Ri. SD. V~,.WA. WV 6 WY: Standard Guaranty Life (TX rmlyl/
L-I-Z(8/g2FI3.53RA), First Fortis Life (NY Life only)/NYLM00 ]
American Security (NY Disabill'~ only}/9/-SoA, ForUs.
insurance IME only)/U-X-A. Family Leave: American
Security,'FLP {4/97}. FLP-FLIi2JP?) in FL, FL,p-NC {3/98) in NC,
FLP-OKJ4/9?) in OK, FLP-¥AJ2.~G) in 'vA. FL-IPJAZ)I?/PBJ in
AZ, FL-IPJ,~97) in IL & IN; FL-iD.KS J $ Z,~)7) in Y~S. FL4P-NI£
14/99) in MF_: FL-IP-'Pff (4/97) in WY: Standard C,uaranty/FLP
(4/97) in NH: Union Security Mfe/FLP-VT(4/97} in VT Soliciting
agents for Mississippi and Florida are Charles M. C,otdon and
Pamela Curtis respectively.
The creditor may receive compensation in connection with
this offer.
It is a crime to provide false or misleadin~ information to an
insurer for the purpose of defrauding the insurer or any other
[De/son, Penalties include imprisonment and/or fines. In addition.
an insurer may deny insurance benefits IF False information
materially related to a claim was provided by the applicant.
'Less past due and over credit limit amounts. In h, tJ. cover-
a~e pays 7% o! the balance on your date of disability up to
$1250. In OR. coverage pays tbe.ereater of l,'~6th of the bal-
ance or the current minimum payment due og. your date of
loss. In NY & PA. coverage pays the minimum, payment due
on your date of loss, In 'IX. coverage pays the ~reater of 5% of
your insured outstandln~ balance on your date of unemploy-
ment or your minimum monthly payment.
· *The number of monthly bet*~efit payments wiJJ n~ exceed g
for lamiJS' leave; i2 for unemployment in AL. AK. CT. IL, MI, MN,
MO, NM, NC, NY, PA. SC & 'iX; 12 for disability in AK, CO. C~.
FL. KY. MA. MO. MT. NE. NH. NM. NC, OR, SC. UT & VA.
NY, NJ & TX Residents O~= TO purchase coverages separately,
write to Assurant C,roup, P. O. ~3x 50355. Attanta..GA 30302.
P43pl cat ohs w {I be sent to you.
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EXHIBIT "B"
MBNA America Bank, N.A.
c/o Wolpoff & Abramson, L.L.P.
Attorneys in thc Practice of Debt Collection
702 King Farm Blvd, Two Irvington Centre
Rockville, MD 20850-5775
CLAIMANT(s),
Randall L Sloan
6175 Haymarket Way
MECHAN1CSBURG, PA 170505255
111
NATIONAL
ARBITRATION
FORUM ®
AWARD
MBNA America Bank, N.A, v Randall L Sloan
File Number: FA0401000231019
Claimant File Number: 5490992779222433
RESPONDENT(s).
The undersigned Arbitrator in this case FINDS:
1. That no known conflict of interest exists.
2. That on or before 01/22/2004 the Parties entered into an agreement providing that this matter shall be
resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the Forum Code of Procedure,
3. That the Claimant has flied a claim with the Forum and served it on the Respondent in accordance with Rule 6.
4. That the matter has proceeded in accord with the applicable Forum Code of Procedure.
5. The Parties have had the opportunity to present all evidence and information to the Arbitrator.
6. That the Arbitrator has reviewed all evidence and information submitted in this case.
7. That the information and evidence submitted supports the issuance of an Award as stated.
Therefore, the Arbitrator ISSUES:
An Award in favor of the Claimant, for a total amount of $13,082.47.
Entered in the State of Pennsylvania
Arbitrator
Date: 05/21/2004
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
This Award was duly entered and the Forum hereby
certifies that a copy of this Award was sent by first
class mail postage prepaid to the parties at the above
referenced addresses on this date.
Honorable Harold Kalina, Ret.
Director of Arbitration
05/21/2004
SHERIFF' S RETURN ~ REGULAR
CASE NO: 2004-03883 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
MBNA AMERICA BANK NA
VS
SLOAN RANDALL L
CPL. MICHAEL BARRICK ,
Cumberland County,Pennsylvania,
says, the within COMPLAINT & NOTICE
SLOAN RANDALL L
DEFENDANT , at 1229:00 HOURS,
at 6175 HAYMARKET WAY
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050
SUSAN SLOAN, WIFE
a true and attested copy of COMPLAINT & NOTICE
Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
who being duly sworn according to law,
was served upon
on the llth day of August
by handing to
the
, 2004
together with
and at the same time directing Her attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff,s Costs:
Docketing 18.00
Service 8.14
Affidavit .00
Surcharge 10.00
.00
36.14
Sworn and Subscribed to before
me this j~ day of
1~r~thonotary , ! -
So Answers:
R. Thomas Kline
08/12/2004
WOLPOFF & ABPJtMSON
~-~-~ DeputUf Sheriff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A.
655 PAPER MILL ROAD
MAIL STOP 1411
WILMINGTON DE 19884-1411
No. 043883CI¥IL
:
Plaintiff
vs.
RANDALL L SLOAN
6175 HAYMARKET WAY
MECHANICSBURG PA 17050-5255 :
Defendant
PRAECIPE TO SETTLE AND SATISFY
PLEASE MARK THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED ACTION AS SETTLED, SATISFIED AND DISCONTINUED.
Respectfully submitted,
By: Am~ ~#87062
Bruce H. Cherkls #18837
Philip C. Warhollc #86341
WOLPOFF & ~R~tSON, L.L.P.
Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection
267 East Market Street
York, PA 17403
(717) 846-1252
Counsel for Plaintiff
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