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HSBC Realty Credit Corp. v. O'Neill

Banking Law, Contracts
Judgment for plaintiff in an action to recover $8.1 million from defendant under a guaranty is affirmed, where: 1) reliance on supposed...

Brewster v. Sun Trust Mortgage, Inc.

Banking Law, Military Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint alleging that defendant violated section 533 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is reversed, where the...

Hillside Metro Associates, LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank

Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-landlord in a dispute involving an alleged assignment of a premises lease from Washington Mutual to defendant...

Branscomb v. JPMorgan Chase Bank

Banking Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute as to the amounts and priorities of deeds of trust the parties hold against real property in San Rafael, the trial court's ruling that...

Brewer Corp. v. Point Center Financial, Inc.

Banking Law, Construction
Judgment in favor of the plaintiff stop notice claimants is: 1) provisionally reversed as to plaintiff Dynalectric and the matter remanded for further...

Starr International Co., Inc. v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims against defendant Federal Reserve Bank of New York for breach of fiduciary duty in its rescue of American...

Montgomery County v. Federal National Mortgage Association

Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) are exempt from the payment of state...

Nativi v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit brought by plaintiff-tenants against defendant-bank following foreclosure of property in which plaintiffs had been renting a converted...

Pinon v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Dismissal of a class action challenging credit card overlimit fees and late fees is affirmed, where: 1) substantive due process jurisprudence does not...

Tire Engineering & Distribution L.L.C. v. Bank of China Ltd.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Debt Collection, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
The following questions are certified to the New York Court of Appeals: 1) whether the separate entity rule precludes a judgment creditor from...