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Wheeler v. Blumling

Banking Law, Contracts
In an action involving claims for breach of a guaranty agreement, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err...

Friedman v. Market Street Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An order certifying a class of persons represented by named plaintiffs, in which the stated common question of law was whether defendant violated...

Byblos Bank Europe, S.A. v. Sekerbank Turk Anonym Syrketi

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a judgment enforcement proceeding, judgment below is affirmed where the Supreme Court properly exercised its discretion under CPLR 5304(b)(5) in...

Rogers v. McDorman

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, White Collar Crime
In a suit brought by former directors of a bank alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and state-law...

Drive Fin. Servs., L.P. v. Jordan

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
An order amending and confirming debtors' Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan, which provided for interest on appellant-creditor's secured claim on their...

Fifth Third Bank v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Law, M&A, Remedies
In a long-running, Winstar-related case in which plaintiff-banking institution alleged that it was financially injured by actions of the government...

Kendall v. Visa U.S.A., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law
In a suit brought under the Sherman and Clayton Acts for antitrust violations, alleging defendants conspired with each other to set the fees charged...

Hauspie v. Stonington Partners, Inc.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, M&A, Securities Law
In an action challenging a default judgment in excess of $750 million, judgment is reversed in part where the complaint on which the default judgment...

Am. Savings Bank, F.A. v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Remedies
In a Winstar-related case arising from the enactment of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), a judgment...

First Fed. Lincoln Bank v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, M&A, Remedies
In a Winstar case involving allegations that the government entered into contracts with plaintiff-bank regarding regulatory treatment of goodwill, a...