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Hamm v. Ameriquest Mortgage Co.

Banking Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In two consolidated suits under the Truth in Lending Act, summary judgment for plaintiff-borrower in one case is affirmed, and summary judgment for...

Peoples Bank v. Bryan Bros. Cattle Co.

Agriculture, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case brought to determine ownership of cattle and whether two contesting banks held a security interest in them, summary judgment for the buyer...

Reliance Ins. Co. v. Polyvision Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In dispute between construction surety and suppliers of allegedly deficient materials, question certified by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second...

Williams v. OCI Educ. Servs., Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a suit against a credit collection agency under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, summary judgment for the defendant is affirmed where a...

Ramanathan v. Bank of Am.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a discrimination action brought against former employer-bank, summary judgment for the bank is reversed as: 1) where an employee asserts his or her...

City Line Joint Venture v. US

Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against the government raising breach of contract and takings claims involving an HUD-insured loan used in developing a multi-family...

US v. Morganfield

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, White Collar Crime
Defendants' convictions and sentences resulting from their participation in a check cashing scheme are affirmed in part, but reversed in part, and one...

Cienega Gardens v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In cases involve takings claims arising from the enactment of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act (ELIHPA) and the Low-Income Housing...

Fed. Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. Lamar

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action claiming defendant-collector violated the notice provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and state law when it...

Ford Motor Credit Co. v. NYC Police Dep;t

Asset Forfeiture, Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In case where defendant city sought to preclude plaintiff from participating in motor vehicle forfeiture proceedings, judgment that defendant both...