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CLARK v. STATE FRAM MUTUAL AUTO. INS. CO.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action seeking extended personal injury protection (PIP) benefits under the Colorado Auto Accident Reparations Act, dismissal of a policy...

SCHMIDHEINY v. WEBER

Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law
The Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1129 (2002), covers both "registration" and "reregistration" of a domain name.

TING v. AT&T

Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A legal remedies provision in defendant's service agreement is unenforceable as unconscionable under California's consumer protection laws,...

AM. BANKERS LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF FLORIDA v. EVANS

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court had no subject matter jurisdiction to compel arbitration of an Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business practices Act claim,...

WELLS FARGO BANK OF TEXAS NA v. JAMES

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
The "Par Value" statute, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code section 4.112, which prohibits all banks in Texas from charging a fee for cashing a check that is...

JESCO CONSTR. CORP. v. NATIONSBANK CORP.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Because the Louisiana Credit Agreement statute precludes all actions for damages arising from oral credit agreements, the district court's Erie...

NIGH v. KOONS BUICK PONTIAC GMC, INC.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Transportation
In an automobile sale where the dealer failed to disclose material charges, the District Court's determinations that the dealer violated the Truth In...

TRINKLE v. CALIFORNIA STATE LOTTERY

Consumer Protection Law, Sports Law
The mere use of electronic vending machines to dispense lottery tickets does not transform the lawful sale of lottery tickets into an unlawful use of...

VESS v. CIBA-GEIGY CORP. USA

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
FRCP 9(b)'s particularity requirement applies to state law cause of action in a diversity case, and where fraud is not an essential element of a...

LAVIE v. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
The trial court did not err in evaluating whether an advertisement was deceptive under the California unfair competition law using a reasonable...