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Simmons v. Roundup Funding, LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act action claiming that a creditor filed an inflated proof of claim in plaintiffs' bankruptcy, the dismissal of...

Texas Lottery Comm'n v. First State Bank of DeQueen

Commercial Law, Debt Collection, Gaming Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit for a declaratory judgment that the UCC permits assignment of his final two installment lottery prize payments as part of a...

Griffin v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's grant of his ex-attorney's motion to intervene and judgment in favor of intervenor granting imposition...

US v. de Cay

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Debt Collection, Labor & Employment Law
In defendants' appeal of the district court's order granting garnishment of one defendant's contributions to, and one defendant's monthly benefits...

Chiang v. MBNA

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, Immigration Law
In plaintiff's suit against his credit card company claiming that the company, as a furnisher of credit information, violated section 1681s-2(b)(1) by...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Leshin

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Sanctions
In the Federal Trade Commission's suit against defendants for providing debt consolidation services in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act...

Fireside Bank Cases

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In coordinated class actions challenging a lender's collection practices, trial court's entry of dismissals with prejudice against all class members...

Regal Fin. Co. v. Tex Star Motors, Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a secured creditor's suit for deficiency against a used-car dealer, the court of appeals' order setting aside the jury verdict in favor of the...

Carvalho v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action against credit reporting agencies alleging violations of the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA), summary judgment...

CFTC v. Walsh

Debt Collection, Family Law, Securities Law
In an action by the CFTC and SEC alleging securities fraud, the Second Circuit certified the following question to the New York Court of Appeals: 1)...