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MidAmerica Bank, FSB v. Charter One Bank, FSB

Banking Law, Commercial Law
Judgment for the plaintiff arising out of a claim to recover the value of a cashier's check defendant had refused to honor is reversed in part and...

Hancock v. HomEq Servicing Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection
In an action alleging fraud in connection with a loan, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where the claim was time barred since plaintiffs...

Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A.

Banking Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Securities Law
In an appeal primarily addressing whether the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA) preempted state-law claims that a trustee...

Saunders v. Branch Banking and Trust Co. of Virginia

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Remedies
In an action alleging violation of defendant-lender's duties as a furnisher of information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), judgment...

Family Home & Fin. Ctr, Inc. v. Fed. Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In mortgage broker's action raising claims against Freddie Mac for intentional interference with contract, unfair competition under California state...

Arnold, Matheny & Eagan, P.A. v. First Am. Holdings, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a case involving the interpretation of Florida's garnishment statute and the obligations it imposes on third parties, including attorneys, who are...

Stephenson v. El-Batrawi

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Remedies, Securities Law
In a securities-related action wherein default judgment was entered against defendant in the amount of $67.5 million for damages, denial of...

Patel v. Mukasey

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a decision finding that petitioner, a citizen of India, was removable for having committed an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C....

Ross v. Bank of America, N.A.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal involving whether mandatory arbitration clauses found in credit card contracts issued by defendants, assuming they were products of...

Rodriguez v. Bank of the West

Banking Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
In a case wherein a lawyer filed negligence claims against several banks after the lawyer's office manager opened bank accounts in the lawyer's name...