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Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
In light of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (Credit Card Act) (Civ. Code section 1747 et seq.) plain language, protective purpose, and...

Chase Bank USA, N. A. v. McCoy

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a suit by a credit card holder, alleging that Chase increased his interest rate due to his delinquency or default and applied that increase...

Downey v. Bob's Discount Furniture Holdings, Inc.

Contracts, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' suit against a furniture store asserting claims for negligence, breach of implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and...

Allen v. LaSalle Bank, N.A.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In plaintiff's class action suit against a law firm, arising from an underlying mortgage foreclosure action against the plaintiff brought by the law...

Catalan v. GMAC Mortgage Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's suit against defendant mortgage companies under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and under Illinois law for...

Greenberger v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's suit against his insurer for breach of contract, consumer fraud and common law fraud, arising from an automobile insurance, district...

Charvat v. EchoStar Satellite, LLC.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against EchoStar Satellite (EchoStar) for 307 violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (Act) and its accompanying...

In re: Text Messaging Antitrust Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In defendants' interlocutory appeal challenging the district court's grant of plaintiffs' motion to file a second amended complaint in their class...

Oppenheim v. I.C. Sys., Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) action concerning a series of telephone calls defendant made to plaintiff in an attempt to collect...

W. Penn Allegheny Health Sys., Inc. v. UPMC

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an antitrust suit by Pittsburgh's second-largest hospital system against Pittsburgh's dominant hospital system and health insurer under the Sherman...