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Sisemore v. Master Fin., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Rights, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit alleging discrimination against a licensed family day care home operator when she applied for a home loan, sustaining of demurrer is reversed...

Jewelers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Firstar Bank Illinois

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit concerning theft from safety deposit boxes rented to jewelry dealers, summary judgement for defendant is reversed where the exculpatory...

John M. Floyd & Assocs. Inc v. Star Fin. Bank

Banking Law, Contracts
In a contract dispute involving the provision of reorganization services to a bank, summary judgment for defendant-bank is affirmed where the clear...

French v. Corp. Receivables, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Debt Collection
After a judgment in favor of plaintiffs on a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the trial court's reduction of plaintiffs' fee...

Safeco Ins. Co. of Am. v. Burr

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Insurance Law
In the context of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which requires notice to any consumer subjected to "adverse action...based in whole or in part...

Zengen, Inc. v. Comerica Bank

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, White Collar Crime
In a dispute over whether a bank that honored fraudulent payment orders or the company that employed an embezzling chief financial officer should bear...

First Commerce Bank v. Palmer

Banking Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
In a dispute involving two guaranty agreements required by a creditor and given by shareholders of a corporate debtor, a judgment refusing to enforce...

In re: Glance

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A security interest in a debtor's property is a "noncontingent, liquidated, secured debt[]" under section 109(e) of the Bankruptcy Code.

SPGGC, LLC v. Attorney Gen. of NH

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In a suit to enjoin enforcement of a state law prohibiting the sale of stored value giftcards issued by national banks and national thrifts that...

Brown v. Pyatt

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case in which the bankruptcy petition did not list several checks which had been written prior to the debtor's filing but...