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Peer v. Lewis

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Elections, Sanctions
In a case arising from a contentious Florida election, a district court's order denying defendant's request for sanctions against three attorneys who...

Grove v. Wells Fargo Fin. California, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Remedies
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's award of fees and costs in plaintiff's Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) action against a bank, the...

AmeriCredit Fin. Servs. v. Tompkins

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Debt Collection
In a creditor's appeal from a bankruptcy court's order expunging creditor's unsecured claim in a Chapter 13 proceeding and overruling creditor's...

Adams v. Zelotes

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
In an action challenging the constitutionality of a Bankruptcy Code provision, 11 U.S.C. section 526(a)(4), alleging that the provision's prohibition...

Tarlesson v. Broadway Foreclosure Inv., LLC

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
In a judgment creditor's action seeking to satisfy a judgment through the sale of judgment debtor's home, trial court's order permitting the sale...

Interworks Sys. Inc. v. Merchant Fin. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a complaint-in-intervention by the U.S. seeking unpaid employment taxes from defendant, under New York Lien Law sections 70-79a (Article 3-A),...

Ruth v. Unifund CCR Partners

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In plaintiff's suit against a partnership specializing in debt collection, arising from an underlying suit brought by the partnership against...

Export-Import Bank of U.S. v. Advanced Polymer Sci., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement
District court's refusal to set aside the Export-Import Bank of the United States' confession of judgment against the obligor in the amount of...

Iantosca v. Step Plan Services, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
In plaintiffs' reach-and-apply action to freeze pendente lite certain funds in the hands of third-parties, due to one or more of other defendants who...

Rouse v. Law Offcs. of Rory Clark

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act action, the district court's award of costs to defendants following judgment in their favor is vacated where a...