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Vasquez v. Greene Motors, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
Trial court's denial of order to compel arbitration of suit involving terms of the financing of a used car is reversed, where: 1) the transaction was...

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. US Food and Drug Admin.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech
In an action to compel the FDA to finalize its regulation of triclosan and triclocarban, two chemicals used in over-the-counter antiseptic...

Law Offices of Mathew Higbee v. Expungement Assistance Services

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
The lack of direct dealings between two business competitors is not necessarily fatal to Unfair Competition Law standing, provided the plaintiff...

Maniscalco v. Brother International Corp.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendant dismissing plaintiff's putative class action claim under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act for concealing or failing to...

Latson v. Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiffs' suit against defendant-mortgage lender alleging state common law and statutory violations in making two house loans is...

Marx v. General Revenue Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
A district court may award costs to prevailing defendants in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) cases without finding that the plaintiff...

Kuxhausen v. BMW Financial Services NA LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
District court's remand to state court of plaintiff’s proposed class action involving defendant's California automobile dealership is reversed and...

In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Trustee's denial of claims against Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) was proper where claimants do not qualify as BLMIS "customers"...

Belmont v. MB Investment Partners, Inc.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Summary judgment for defendants (except defendant Bloom against whom a default judgment was entered) in suit arising from a defunct investment Ponzi...