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Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action by a law firm seeking declaratory relief, arguing that plaintiff was not bound by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...

Office Depot Inc. v. Zuccarini

Cyberspace Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
In a judgment debtor's appeal from an order appointing a receiver to take control of and auction off some of debtor's domain names in order to satisfy...

Cianbro Corp. v. George H. Dean, Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In an in rem maritime lien action, district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and an order issuing a declaratory judgment to the...

Roberts v. Printup

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a garnishment action against an insurer to collect a judgment that was in excess of the policy limits, claiming that defendant negligently or in...

Hotel 71 Mezz Lender LLC v. Falor

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In an application for a writ of attachment, the order granting the writ is affirmed where the intangible personal property plaintiff sought to attach,...

Talley v. US Dep't of Agric.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claiming that the Department violated the...

Chiang v. Verizon New England, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In plaintiff's suit against Verizon seeking more than $1 million for claimed violations of his rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and...

Schultz v. US

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Securities Law, Sentencing
In an appeal from the district court's denial of appellant's motion to intervene as of right in a securities fraud action, the order is affirmed where...

US v. Resnick

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Debt Collection, Government Law
In a wire fraud case arising as a result of defendant's role in a check-kiting scheme that caused the failure of a federal savings bank, wherein the...

Brown v. Mortensen

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In plaintiffs' suit against their former dentist and others for allegedly disclosing their and their minor children's confidential medical information...