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Marx v. General Revenue Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
A district court may award costs to prevailing defendants in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) cases without finding that the plaintiff...

In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Trustee's denial of claims against Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) was proper where claimants do not qualify as BLMIS "customers"...

People v. Western Insurance

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Debt Collection
Order denying bail bond company's motion to vacate forfeiture and exonerate bail is reversed, where the bond company met its burden of showing that...

R.E. Loans, LLC v. Investors Warranty of America, Inc.

Banking Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In declaratory relief action in which plaintiff claimed that defendants breached a subordination agreement, summary judgment for plaintiff is...

Carolina Casualty v. L.M. Ross Law Group

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice
In coverage action for declaratory relief and reimbursement arising out of payment by plaintiff-insurer to settle a legal malpractice claim against...

Ludlow, MA v. US

Asset Forfeiture, Banking Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In interpleader action filed by bank to determine who had the right to the surplus proceeds remaining following foreclosure on, and sale of,...

Decohen v. Capital One, N.A.

Contracts, Debt Collection
In plaintiff's putative class action against Capital One, alleging claims for breach of contract and violation of the Maryland Credit Grantor Closed...

Weingarten Realty Investors v. Chiang

Debt Collection, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a judgment creditor's suit alleging that the State Controller improperly denied his claims, trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the...

Longman v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law
In action for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and common law defamation, summary judgment for defendant-bank is affirmed, where: 1) there...

Pfeifer v. Countrywide Home Loans

Property Law & Real Estate, Debt Collection
In a suit against a mortgage lender, after a nonjudicial foreclosure proceeding was commenced against plaintiffs' property, trial court's judgment in...