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Monroe Retail, Inc. v. RBS Citizens, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In plaintiff-garnishors' suit against defendant-banks for conversion alleging that defendants unlawfully used garnished funds to satisfy service fees...

Cunningham v. Nat'l City Bank

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, False Advertising
In plaintiffs' putative class action against defendant for breach of contract, violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and violation of the...

Fidelity Nat'l Title Ins., Co. v. Schroeder

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving property on which plaintiff was about to file an abstract of judgment as a lien against, and which defendant then deeded to...

Kaneff v. Delaware Title Loans, Inc.

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law
In plaintiff's putative class action lawsuit against defendant-lender including a request for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary...

Hawknet, Ltd. v. Overseas Shipping Agencies

Admiralty, Asset Forfeiture, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, International Law, International Trade
In an appeal from the district court's order vacating the attachment of an electronic funds transfer (EFT), the order is affirmed and the case is...

In re: Smith

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Family Law, Government Law
Order of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel reversing an order of the Bankruptcy Court is affirmed as a late alimony payment penalty was not a domestic...

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital v. Danning Gill Diamond & Kollitz

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
Trial court's ruling in favor of Credit Suisse concluding that a lien that arises upon service of an order to appear at a judgment debtor examination...

Aguas Lenders Recovery Grp. LLC v. Suez, S.A.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, International Trade
In an action to recover on a defaulted loan, dismissal of the action on forum non conveniens grounds is reversed where a non-signatory to an agreement...

Trust for Cert. Holders of Merrill Lynch Mortg. Invs., Inc. v. Love Funding Corp.

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In response to a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals answered as follows: a...

Alvarez v. Midland Cred. Mgmt., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Debt Collection
In plaintiffs' appeal from a denial of a motion to remand in a case removed pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), the appeal is dismissed...