all - Opinion Summaries

Hayes v. WalMart Stores Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
The trial court's order granting plaintiff's motion for class certification in an action asserting claims for violation of the New Jersey Consumer...

Rose v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
A claim of unlawful business practice under California's unfair competition law may be based on violations of a federal statute, even after Congress...

Gordon v. Softech International, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant dismissing plaintiff's claim that his personal information was wrongfully disclosed in violation of the Driver's...

Murphy v. DirecTV, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court's order compelling plaintiffs to arbitrate their putative class action charging defendants with violations of California's Unfair...

Schlessinger v. Valspar Corporation

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint alleging a cause of action for violating New York General Business Law section 395-a, which governs termination of...

Schlegel v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiffs' action seeking relief under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)...

Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
The district court's decision to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of the portion of a defendant's Resolution requiring limited service pregnancy...

Greater Baltimore Center v. Mayor and City Council

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff in its challenge to a City of Baltimore ordinance requiring limited-service pregnancy centers to post disclaimers that...

Watkins v. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, False Advertising
The district court's sua sponte order remanding this putative class action to state court is reversed and remanded, where: 1) the court has appellate...

Doyle v. Midland Credit Management, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Judgment dismissing action brought under the action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is affirmed, where: 1) the district court properly...