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Simmons v. Roundup Funding, LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act action claiming that a creditor filed an inflated proof of claim in plaintiffs' bankruptcy, the dismissal of...

Int'l Dairy Foods Ass'n v. Boggs

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In a suit brought by two separate dairy-processor trade organizations, challenging a regulation adopted by the Ohio Department of Agriculture's (ODA),...

FTC v. Peoples Cred. First, LLC

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
In an action by the FTC alleging that defendants operated an advance-fee credit card scam, summary judgment for the FTC is affirmed where a court, at...

Bateman v. Am. Multi-Cinema, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Entertainment Law
In a Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) case alleging that defendant movie theater chain violated FACTA by printing more than the last...

Mendez Internet Mgmt. Serv., Inc. v. Banco Santander De Puerto Rico

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
In plaintiff's suit against five banks and a consumer watchdog service, alleging federal causes of action based on the Racketeer Influenced and...

In re: Cmty. Bank of N. Virginia & Guaranty Nat'l Bank of Tallahassee Second Mortgage Loan Litig.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging predatory home equity lending scheme involving two banks and a company that purchased second mortgage...

Spivey v. Adaptive Mktg. LLC.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In plaintiff's suit for breach of contract and unjust enrichment in connection with his purchase of an Atkins diet product, a grant of defendant's...

State of Illinois v. Hemi Group LLC

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, Tax Law
In the state of Illinois's suit against a New Mexico based company for selling cigarettes to Illinois residents in violation of state laws and for...

UFCW Local 1776 v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law
In a putative class action against Eli Lilly, manufacturer of the drug Zyprexa, asserting a civil RICO violation predicated on mail fraud, conspiracy...

Chiang v. MBNA

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, Immigration Law
In plaintiff's suit against his credit card company claiming that the company, as a furnisher of credit information, violated section 1681s-2(b)(1) by...