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Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action by a law firm seeking declaratory relief, arguing that plaintiff was not bound by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...

Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action by a law firm seeking declaratory relief, arguing that plaintiff was not bound by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection...

Pfizer v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In plaintiffs' action against Pfizer, the manufacturer of Listerine mouthwash, pursuant to the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and False Advertising Law,...

Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. v. Mktg. on Hold Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an interlocutory appeal of a trial court's class certification order, where the class representative obtained assignments of claims that the...

In re: Barner

Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In debtor's appeal from the bankruptcy court's ruling finding that an automatic stay did not apply to a foreclosure sale of her home, the order is...

Thorogood v. Sears Roebuck & Co.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In plaintiff's class action lawsuit claiming that defendant-company sold dryers that were misrepresented as containing stainless steel drums in...

Talley v. US Dep't of Agric.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claiming that the Department violated the...

Chiang v. Verizon New England, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In plaintiff's suit against Verizon seeking more than $1 million for claimed violations of his rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and...

Yokoyama v. Midland Nat'l Life Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action alleging deceptive representations in defendant's brochures, which promoted certain annuities as appropriate for seniors, a denial of...

Weintraub v. Quicken Loans, Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In plaintiffs' action under the Truth in Lending Act against defendant for refusing to refund a $500 deposit plaintiffs' demanded after they attempted...