all - Opinion Summaries

Camacho v. Bridgeport Fin.

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) does not require that a consumer's dispute of the validity of a debt be in writing.

Cellco P'ship v. Hatch

Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
Denial of plaintiffs', wireless companies, request for a preliminary injunction against implementation and enforcement of Minnesota Statutes Section...

Olvera v. Blitt & Gaines, P.C.

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Illinois law does not prohibit an assignee of a debt to charge the same interest rate that the assignor or original creditor charged the debtor,...

Fischetti v. State of Am. Isuzu Motors, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Transportation
Summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiffs-consumers' claims under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA), and express warranty claims is...

Bivens v. Gallery Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
Dismissal pursuant to a demurrer of plaintiff's complaint for false advertising and unfair business practices under unfair competition laws is...

Gridley v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
In a class action for violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and for unjust enrichment, an interstate forum...

In re Universal Service Fund Telephone Billing Practice Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Defendant's interlocutory appeal from an order of the district court denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration and stay in a multi-district...

Violette v. P.A. Days, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(a) applies only to situations where parties must compute deadlines based on the passage of a fixed number of days...

Stergiopoulos v. First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
A lender's request for consumers' credit reports without the consumers' knowledge or explicit consent does not violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

US v. Lane Labs, Inc.

Administrative Law, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech
A district court has the power, under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, to order a defendant found to be in violation of the Act to pay...