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Schaaf v. Residential Funding Corp.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Securities Law
In an action brought by certain investors asserting violations of the Minnesota Consumer Fraud Act (MCFA) and claims of common law fraud and unjust...

Dominguez v. Am. Suzuki Motor Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In action involving motorcycle raising breach of warranty claims, denial of summary judgment for defendant is reversed where defendant complied with...

Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Mendes

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sustaining of demurrer to complaint brought against defendant-calf ranchers for violation of Penal Code section 597t in confining animals without an...

Jacobson v. Healthcare Fin. Servs., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In case involving claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where defendant debt collector...

Del Campo v. Kennedy

Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law
A private company contracting with a district attorney for services related to a diversion program is not entitled to state sovereign immunity.

Gehrett v. Chrysler Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Remedies
In a suit arising from defendant's lease of an automobile to plaintiff, judgement in favor of plaintiffs is affirmed over claims that: 1) the verdict...

Silvas v. E*TRADE Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action suit brought against E*TRADE Mortgage, dismissal of the suit is affirmed where the district court properly dismissed the action...

CashCall, Inc. v. Superior Ct. of San Diego County

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In the class action context, there is no bright-line rule that the original class representative plaintiffs must be members of the class to have...

CKE Restaurants, Inc. v. Moore

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
In a declaratory relief action brought by an operator of fast food outlets including Carl's Jr. against respondents requesting a determination of...

Rose v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a California Unfair Competition Law action brought on behalf of an ostensible class of California holders of credit cards issued by Chase, arising...