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Fait v. New Faze Development, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case where the owner of a parcel of real property with a building on it demolishes the building to make way for new development, but was unable...

Treasurer State NJ v. US Dept Treas.

Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action brought by seven plaintiff States seeking to recover proceeds of matured but unredeemed US savings bonds from the US Treasury, the...

Mahon v. Ticor Title Insurance Co.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit against title companies, alleging a practice of overcharging on title insurance for refinanced properties in violation of the Connecticut...

Parks v. MBNA America Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
The National Bank Act of 1864 (13 Stat. 99) (NBA) preempts Civil Code section 1748.9, a California law requiring that certain disclosures accompany...

Cadlerock Joint Venture v. Lobel

Banking Law, Property Law & Real Estate
When a single lender contemporaneously makes two nonpurchase money loans secured by two deeds of trust referencing a single real property and soon...

Fabrica de Muebles J.J. Alvarez, Inc. v. Inversiones Mendoza, Inc.

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, White Collar Crime
In suit against a bank under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. sections 1961-68, and several Puerto Rico law...

Cal Sierra Construction, Inc. v. Comerica Bank

Banking Law, Construction
In a suit to enforce a mechanics lien and stop notice in connection with a construction project financed by the defendant banks, the trial court's...

US v. Cloud

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sanctions, White Collar Crime
In a prosecution for crimes stemming from the defendant's leadership of a mortgage-fraud conspiracy, the Fourth Circuit holds: 1) the district court...

Delebreau v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a purported class action on behalf of borrowers holding home mortgage loans serviced by the defendant, claim that the defendant improperly added...

Summit Bank v. Rogers

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law
In a suit by a bank against a former employee for posting allegedly defamatory messages on craigslist, the trial court's denial of an anti-SLAPP...