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Lyon v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Remedies, Attorney's Fees, Banking Law
In an appeal of a district court judgment dismissing the plaintiffs' Unlawful Debt Collection Practices Act (UDCPA) complaint for failure to state a...

Litman v. Cellco Partnership

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, cs_82, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal from a district court order compelling plaintiffs' to arbitrate their class-action contract claims on an individual rather than a...

Stearns v. Ticketmaster, Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In a consolidated dispute arising from three putative class-action complaints under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and Consumers Legal...

McCoy v. Chase Manhattan Bank, USA

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a class-action complaint alleging defendant's violation of the notice requirements of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. sections...

Yakima Valley Memorial Hosp. v. Washington State Dept. of Health

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Health Law
In an antitrust preemption and dormant clause challenge to defendant's regulations requiring certification to perform elective percutaneous coronary...

Federal Trade Commission v. Bronson Partners, LLC

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, cs_82, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, cs_83, Health Law, Remedies
In an action for deceptive advertising arising from defendant's sale of two purported weight loss products, judgment of the district court enjoining...

Cappuccio v. Prime Capital Funding LLC

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a complaint under the Truth In Lending Act, 15 U.S.C section 1601 et seq., and alleging failure of the defendant-mortgagee to properly notify...

Cybersource Corp. v. Retail Decisions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute involving a method and system for detecting online credit card fraud, judgment of the district court is affirmed where the court...

Ames v. Public Utilities Commission (S. California Edison Co.)

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of decisions concerning aspects of a utility rate approval process on the ground that the defendant erred by approving...

Aguayo v. U.S. Bank

Banking Law, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a consumer action involving the scope of California’s Rees-Levering Act, judgment of the district court dismissing action as preempted is reversed...