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Smith v. Jem Group, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration arising from an arbitration clause in an attorney retainer agreement is affirmed, where:...

Seney v. Rent-a-Center, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action in which plaintiffs alleged a bedbug infestation resulted from the rental of a bed from defendant, the district court’s order compelling...

Petronas v. Godaddy.com

Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Summary judgment for defendant in an action under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) alleging that defendant engaged in...

Bank v. Independence Energy Group LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
Dismissal of a class action complaint brought pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based...

Mondragon v. Capital One Auto Finance

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
The district court's order remanding a putative class action lawsuit to California state court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA)'s "local...

Vincent v. The Money Store

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) is: 1) vacated in part...

Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA

Administrative Law, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, Environmental Law
A petition for review of a decision of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granting an application for conditional registration of two...

Ferguson v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Education Law, False Advertising
The district court's partial denial of defendants' motion to compel arbitration as to plaintiffs' claims for injunctive relief under California’s...

Bushnell v. JPMorgan Chase Bank

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiffs' action arising from a home foreclosure alleging causes of action against defendant-lender for breach of contract, promissory...

Smith v. Jenkins

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action arising out of a fraudulent real estate mortgage scheme that involved inducing plaintiff, a schizophrenic trash collector, into acting as...