all - Opinion Summaries

Af-Cap Inc. v. Republic of Congo

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Government Law, International Law, Remedies, Sanctions
The garnishment of nonmonetary obligations is not appropriate under Texas law. In an ongoing battle by plaintiff to receive payment from the Republic...

Clark v. Capital Credit & Collection Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Health Law
A debtor may waive the protections of 15 U.S.C. section 1692c(c) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which requires a debt collector to cease...

Watman v. Groman

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
Denial of debtor's discharge of indebtedness is affirmed where the bankruptcy court: 1) correctly concluded that the debtor had in fact transferred...

Stanley v. Wells Fargo Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
Summary final judgment of foreclosure entered in favor of a bank is affirmed over a claim that the pleadings and evidence of record failed to...

Kenney v. US

Attorney's Fees, Debt Collection, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a case concerning government tax liens on the proceeds of the sale of a house owned by plaintiff and his former wife: 1) summary judgment for the...

Westland Holdings, Inc. v. Lay

Banking Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a dispute involving the redemption of real property after a tax sale, summary judgment for plaintiff-mortgagee and against defendant, who had...

Hess v. Citibank, (South Dakota), N.A.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Summary judgment dismissing an estate's claims under state law and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) is affirmed where a bank did not violate the TILA...

Reeves v. Ace Cash Express, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Public policy does not prevent arbitration of FCCPA claims. An order compelling arbitration of a Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA)...

Remington Cmty. Dev. Dist. v. Educ. Found. of Osceola

Administrative Law, Construction, Debt Collection, Education Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Summary judgment for a charter school in a dispute with a development district over payment of certain special assessments levied by the district is...

Mitchell v. Church

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute involving plaintiff's attempt to foreclose a mortgage and a purchase money loan, both parties' motions for summary judgment are denied...