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GREENLESS v. ALMOND

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Due to recent amendment of Medicaid law, in claiming that federal law required State to pay class of Medicaid recipients a portion of the proceeds...

SCHNALL v. AMBOY NAT'L BANK

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
The Truth in Savings Act ("TISA"), 12 U.S.C. Sections 4301-13, imposes strict liability on depository institutions that violate its disclosure...

US v. GEBORDE

Consumer Protection Law
A defendant who manufactured a designer drug and gave it away, free of charge, to a teenager who died from the drug, cannot be convicted with...

GAVALDON v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

Contracts, Consumer Protection Law
A service contract, supplementing the factory warranty accompanying a new car, is not an express warranty entitling the consumer to the replacement or...

SAPIA v. REGENCY MOTORS OF METAIRIE, INC.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
Where an automobile dealership sought the return of a vehicle after financing approval for the vehicle could not be obtained, consistent with the...

SHELTON v. CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY COMM'N

Consumer Protection Law
The Federal Hazardous Substances Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1261 et seq., applies to common fireworks based on the plain meaning of the statute.

CASSARA v. DAC SERVICES, INC.

Consumer Protection Law, Transportation
Employment history report for trucking companies that reported both DOT defined accidents and "accidents," as defined by individual employers, may be...

WALLS v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law
There is no implied private right of action for violations of 11 USC 524, which enjoins debt collection against a debtor after a discharge in...

POLENTSKY v. BETTER HOMES DEPOT, INC.

Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The purchase, repair, and subsequent resale of homes involves "consumer goods or services" within the New York City Dept. of Consumer Affair's...