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FIRST NAT'L BANK OF SEMINOLE v. HOOPER

Banking Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Where an insolvent debtor conveyed a deed of trust lien to further secure a valid antecedent debt, and the underlying property's value far exceeded...

ZEISL v. WATMAN

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, International Law
No basis exists for a finding that attorney's fees paid to lawyers, for services rendered in connection with the creation of a multi-billion dollar...

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,...

PALMER PAXTON STOUTT v. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law
A bank did not commit malicious prosecution when it reported that plaintiff had written a check from an account with insufficient funds, even though...

SMITH v. STEINKAMP

Banking Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A waiver agreement signed when taking out earlier loans was inapplicable to later loan agreements, thus denial of motions to submit claims to...

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...

O'SULLIVAN v. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
District courts improperly certified classes of plaintiffs alleging that a mortgage broker accepted kickbacks from law firms in violation of the Real...

MILENBACH v. COMM'R OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Banking Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sports Law, Tax Law
In challenges to Tax Court decisions regarding transactions related to the relocation of a professional sports team, a settlement represented recovery...

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...

LERNER v. FLEET BANK, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
Lack of RICO standing does not divest a district court of jurisdiction over the action because RICO standing, unlike other standing doctrines, is...