all - Opinion Summaries

GRIMES v. NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORP.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Summary judgment for defendants is reversed in claims under the Truth in Lending Act and Federal Reserve Regulation Z, as material issues of fact are...

OWNER-OPERATOR INDEP. DRIVERS ASS'N, INC. v. NEW PRIME, INC.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
The Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 is not retroactive, and does not grant a private right of action to parties to leases...

OLSON v. SIX RIVERS NAT'L BANK

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
Defendant bank did not violate the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies act by requesting credit information pertaining to one plaintiff in...

LONDON v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
Granting of class certification is reversed in an action alleging violations of Florida laws regulating credit life insurance, as plaintiff failed to...

LIVINGSTON v. ASSOCS. FIN., INC.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a Truth In Lending Act claim is reversed where an arbitration agreement was controlling, and defendants'...

ELLIOT v. FORTIS BENEFITS INS. CO.

Consumer Protection Law, ERISA
Plaintiff's state law claims seeking non-ERISA compensatory and punitive damages under Montana's Unfair Trade Practices Act, fell within ERISA section...

SHAH v. RACETRAC PETRO. CO.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
A franchise agreement existed, plaintiffs qualify as "dealers" under the Tennessee Petroleum Trade Practices Act, and issues of fact exist as to...

WEIZEORICK v. ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.

Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiffs successfully pleaded a claim for relief in alleging a split of fees in violation of section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures...

KAUFMAN v. ACS SYS., INC.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law
A class action under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, which regulates unsolicited "junk fax" advertisements, may be maintained...

CARMICHAEL v. THE PAYMENT CTR., INC.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
Defendant's disclosures were adequate under the Truth in Lending Act, as the word "amount" in 15 U.S.C. section 1638(a)(6) does not necessarily equate...