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Donohue v. Quick Collect, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action claiming that defendant collection agency violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by charging a usurious rate of...

In Re: Jones

Asset Forfeiture, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In defendants' Chapter 7 proceedings, district court's judgment that plaintiff-creditor had the right to repossess their vehicle is affirmed where: 1)...

Ferrell v. Express Check Advance of SC, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action lawsuit against business entities that make payday loans, decision of the district court to remand the case to state court for lack...

Weinstat v. Dentsply Int'l Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiffs' class action lawsuit against a manufacturer of certain device used by dentists under the unfair competition law (UCL) and for breach of...

Feesers, Inc. v. Michael Foods, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In a suit for unlawful price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) against a food manufacturer and a food service management company,...

Cellphone Termination Fee Cases

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action lawsuit against Sprint alleging that cell phone handsets sold by the defendant-company secretly had been locked with programming...

Pendergast v. Sprint Nextel Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal from the grant of defendant's motion to compel arbitration in a class action against Sprint Nextel Corp. for allegedly charging improper...

Vallies v. Sky Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a putative class action against a bank claiming violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) disclosure requirements involving loans to finance...

Ass'n of California Ins. Co. v. Poizner

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff-Association of California Insurance Companies' lawsuit disputing the validity of the 2006 amendments to regulations permitting consumer...

Birdsong v. Apple, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action claiming that Apple's iPod was defective because it posed an unreasonable risk of noise-induced hearing loss to its users, dismissal of...