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Sectors

Education, health, and senior services

16 documents (9 documents with an arbitration clause, 7 documents without one), from 16 families (9 families with a clause, 7 families without).

Documents in this sector

CompanyDocumentArbitration clauseCaptured
Allina HealthTerms and Conditions of Use for allinahealth.orgno clause in the captured document
BetterHelpTerms and Conditionsyes
Capella UniversityTerms of Useno clause in the captured document
CareCreditCARECREDIT CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT AGREEMENTyes
College AveTerms of Useyes
EarnestTerms of Serviceyes
HealthPartnersWebsite Terms of Useno clause in the captured document
Mayo ClinicTerms and Conditions of Use Policyno clause in the captured document
MOHELAMOHELA Servicing Website Terms of Useno clause in the captured document
NavientLegal Website Terms of Usage and Disclaimersyes
UnitedHealthcareTerms of Useyes
Sallie MaePROMISSORY NOTE 3SCL2205yes
SunbitCARDMEMBER AGREEMENTyes
Teladoc HealthTerms of Serviceyes
University of PhoenixSample CA Enrollment Agreementno clause in the captured document
Walden UniversityWebsite Terms and Conditionsno clause in the captured document

Reviewed categories in this sector

For each field, the categories the reviewer assigned across this sector's clause-bearing documents, counted by document. Every category, with its count, is listed on the data page. A category marked not captured records that the text the field depends on was not captured; it is shown in every partition and excluded from every count that assumes the text was read.

Delegation clause (who decides whether the clause is enforceable)

  • to-court-but-whole-contract-to-arbitrator — 3 documents
  • to-arbitrator-except-class-waiver — 2 documents
  • to-arbitrator-full — 2 documents
  • silent — 1 document
  • to-court — 1 document

Consumer’s share of arbitration fees

  • provider-rules-only-no-cap — 3 documents
  • company-pays-share-below-stated-claim-value — 2 documents
  • capped-at-stated-amount — 1 document
  • company-pays-part-or-on-conditions — 1 document
  • each-side-bears-own-attorney-fees — 1 document
  • silent — 1 document

Company’s fee promise

  • silent — 2 documents
  • attorney-fees-paid-if-award-beats-offer — 1 document
  • award-floor-or-bonus-tied-to-settlement-offer — 1 document
  • award-floor-tied-to-refused-demand — 1 document
  • mass-proceeding-fees-only — 1 document
  • pays-all-arbitration-fees — 1 document
  • pays-all-unless-frivolous — 1 document
  • pays-only-where-required-by-law — 1 document

Fee or cost shifting against the consumer

  • court-equivalent-fee-shifting-imported — 3 documents
  • frivolous-or-rule-11-only — 3 documents
  • silent — 2 documents
  • one-way-collection-or-enforcement-costs — 1 document

Pre-filing requirement

  • mandatory-condition-precedent — 6 documents
  • mass-arbitration-only-condition — 1 document
  • optional-informal-period — 1 document
  • silent — 1 document

Mass-arbitration terms

  • batching — 4 documents
  • anti-consolidation-only — 2 documents
  • silent — 2 documents
  • incorporates-provider-rules-only — 1 document

Small-claims carve-out

  • available-standard-carve-out — 7 documents
  • limited-by-venue-or-condition — 1 document
  • silent — 1 document

Opt-out

  • general-with-window — 6 documents
  • silent — 3 documents

Unilateral modification

  • consent-required-for-changes — 2 documents
  • continued-use-is-acceptance — 2 documents
  • effective-on-posting-or-without-notice — 2 documents
  • change-right-mechanism-unstated — 1 document
  • material-adverse-amendment-requires-rejection-right — 1 document
  • notice-then-continued-use — 1 document

Scope

  • broad-plus-survives-termination — 6 documents
  • broad-reaches-affiliates-and-third-parties — 2 documents
  • claim-definition-reaches-dealings-with-school — 1 document

Confidentiality of the arbitration

  • silent — 5 documents
  • no-preclusive-effect-clause — 2 documents
  • pre-filing-negotiations-only — 1 document
  • proceeding-confidential — 1 document

Shortened limitations period

  • expressly-not-shortened — 4 documents
  • shortened-to-1-year — 3 documents
  • silent — 2 documents

Severability if the class waiver is struck

  • whole-clause-void-if-class-waiver-struck — 6 documents
  • narrow-severance — 3 documents

Counsel or representation restrictions

  • silent — 3 documents
  • personal-participation-or-signature-required — 2 documents
  • counsel-certification-required — 1 document
  • expressly-permits-representation — 1 document
  • no-agent-opt-out — 1 document
  • no-third-party-submission — 1 document
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