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Las Vegas Sands, LLC v. Nehme

Debt Collection, Evidence, Gaming Law
In an action by a casino to recover a gambling debt, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where the district court abused its discretion in...

Riverisland Cold Storage, Inc. v. Fresno-Madera Prod. Credit Ass'n

Contracts, Debt Collection
In plaintiffs' suit against defendant-creditor alleging causes of action for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, rescission, and reformation, arising...

Relational, LLC v. Hodges

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection
In plaintiff's suit against a guarantor for failing to pay $750,000 of debt that his company owed to plaintiff, district court's denial of defendant's...

Oppenheim v. I.C. Sys., Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) action concerning a series of telephone calls defendant made to plaintiff in an attempt to collect...

Slates v. Gorabi

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
In an attorney's suit against his former clients, seeking recovery of attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 685.040, which permits a...

In re Net-Valazquez

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
District court's affirmance of a bankruptcy court's judgment in favor of a bankruptcy trustee, holding that a creditor's garnishment of funds was a...

Ross v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Evidence
In plaintiff's suit against Washington Mutual Bank (WaMu) for false reporting of credit information and unfair debt collection practices, district...

Ahcom, Ltd. v. Smeding

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
In an action against the shareholders of a bankrupt corporation, dismissal of the complaint is reversed where a creditor of a corporation in...

In re: SCOPAC

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Debt Collection
In creditors' appeal from the district court's dismissal of their appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, where that appeal alleged that the...

Richards v. Louisiana Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action against defendant-attorney seeking a contingency fee received by defendant in an underlying Hurricane Katrina property damage case on the...