This provision requires the customer to pay Robinhood's attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses incurred in collecting unpaid debit balances or defending claims arising from the customer's securities transactions.
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This clause establishes a one-directional fee-shifting obligation under which the customer bears Robinhood's legal and collection costs but does not establish any reciprocal obligation for Robinhood to pay the customer's legal fees in disputed matters. The enforceability of fee-shifting clauses is subject to applicable state law, and California courts may evaluate such provisions under standards governing unconscionability.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of one-sided fee-shifting clauses is subject to California law, and courts may evaluate the provision under unconscionability or consumer protection standards.
The agreement requires the customer to pay Robinhood's attorneys' fees and collection costs incurred in recovering unpaid debit balances or in matters arising from the customer's securities transactions. This obligation is stated without a reciprocal provision obligating Robinhood to pay customer legal fees.
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Compare across platforms →"The losses, costs and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred and payable or paid by Robinhood in the (i) collection of a debit balance and/or any unpaid deficiency in the accounts of the Customer with Robinhood or (ii) defense of any matter arising out of the Customer's securities transactions, shall be payable to Robinhood by the Customer.Excerpt from Robinhood's Margin Account Rules
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: One-directional fee-shifting provisions in consumer financial agreements may be evaluated under FTC Act Section 5 unfair or deceptive acts or practices standards and California consumer protection law, including the Consumer Legal Remedies …
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This clause establishes a one-directional fee-shifting obligation under which the customer bears Robinhood's legal and collection costs but does not establish any reciprocal obligation for Robinhood to pay the customer's legal fees in disputed matters. The enforceability of fee-shifting clauses is subject to applicable state law, and California courts may evaluate such provisions under standards governing unconscionability.
The agreement requires the customer to pay Robinhood's attorneys' fees and collection costs incurred in recovering unpaid debit balances or in matters arising from the customer's securities transactions. This obligation is stated without a reciprocal provision obligating Robinhood to pay customer legal fees.
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