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Fireside Bank Cases

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In coordinated class actions challenging a lender's collection practices, trial court's entry of dismissals with prejudice against all class members...

Carvalho v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action against credit reporting agencies alleging violations of the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA), summary judgment...

Greenwood Corp. v. CompuCredit Corp.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The order of the district court denying certain credit providers' motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where the district court correctly...

Malack v. BDO Seidman, LLP

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In plaintiff's putative securities fraud class action against an accounting firm that assisted American Business Financial Services, Inc. (American...

Scanscot Shipping Servs GmbH v. Metales Tracomex LTDA

Commercial Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Admiralty, Banking Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's order vacating the attachment of certain electronic fund transfers (EFTs) held by garnishee Wachovia...

Perlas v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC.

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit against a commercial mortgage lender, arising from the lender's foreclosure of underlying security after plaintiffs failed to make...

MBI Group, Inc. v. Credit Foncier du Cameroun

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Law, International Law
In an action against the government of Cameroon and a state-owned mortgage finance corporation, alleging a breach of an agreement to develop low-cost...

Swanson v. Citibank, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Property Law & Real Estate
In a pro se's suit against Citibank and other individual defendants claiming that defendants discriminated against her on the basis of her race...

Gburek v. Litton Loan Servicing LP

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a homeowner's suit against her mortgage service provider, claiming that it had engaged in illegal debt-collection practices in violation of the...

City of Cleveland v., Ameriquest Mortgage Sec., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In City of Cleveland's public nuisance suit against twenty-two financial entities, claiming that defendants are responsible for a large portion of the...