all - Opinion Summaries

COUSIN v. TRANS UNION CORP.

Consumer Protection Law
Inaccurate listings in a credit bureau report may result in actual damages, but where the evidence shows that the credit grantor relied on another...

CHELSEA STATE BANK v. WAGNER

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
Bank's mortgages are unenforceable under Iowa law where the bank fails to insert the homestead waiver provision required by Iowa Code Section 561.22.

LUNDY v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Consumer Protection Law
Under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, Civ. Code 1793.2(d), a "substantial" impairment must affect the use, value or safety of the vehicle to...

TURNER v. BENEFICIAL CORP.

Consumer Protection Law
Detrimental reliance is an element of a Truth in Lending Act claim for actual damages under 15 USC 1601, et. seq.

PRIEBE v. AUTOBARN, LTD.

Contracts, Consumer Protection Law
Where car owner cancelled a cancelled a service contract, and despite evidence that he did not pay for it, he fails to prove that car dealer breached...

AIELLO v. PROVIDIAN FIN. CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law
The term "actual damages" under the Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay provision, 11 USC 362(h), was not intended to include damages for purely...

LIFANDA v. ELMHURST DODGE INC.

Consumer Protection Law
Viewed in the light most favorable to the consumer, car dealer's statement lacked clear and conspicuous notice that Auto Theft Registration ("ATR")...

SLENK v. TRANSWORLD SYSTEM

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 USC 1692, not all sole proprietorship debts are consumer debts.

PICHT v. JON R. HAWKS, LTD.

Consumer Protection Law, Judgement Enforcement
The award of a civil penalty under Minnesota's worthless check statute requires the exercise of judicial discretion, and attorney's attempt to use...

JORDAN v. TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP.

Consumer Protection Law
An auto lease's reference to the "constant-yield method" of calculating an early termination charge is not too abstruse to be "clear," under the Truth...