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EC Term of Years Trust v. US

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Tax Law
In a refund action brought by a trust under 28 U.S.C. section 1346(a)(1), arising from allegedly wrongful levies by the IRS on a bank account in which...

Hayden v. Robertson Stephens, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In suit arising from default on loan made by brokerage firm, involving cross-actions for breach of fiduciary duty in giving financial advice and...

Berenson v. Nat'l Fin. Servs. LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a putative class action suit involving interest earned on funds while delayed in transfer between brokerage accounts, defendants' interlocutory...

Rossco v. Bank of Am.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In case where trial judge had conversations with dispute resolution providers about possible employment, vacatur of order compelling arbitration and...

Santos-Rodriguez v. Doral Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit under the federal Truth in Lending Act seeking rescission of home loans and damages based on defendant's alleged failure to provide...

Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A national bank's mortgage business, whether conducted by the bank itself or through the bank's operating subsidiary, is subject to Office of the...

Fireside Bank v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a class action brought against a bank arising out of certain debt collection attempts, a court of appeals' judgment denying bank's challenge to a...

Bank of New York v. Rubin

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law
In case stemming from a default judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran arising from its provision of training and material support to the group...

Wiersma v. Bank of the West

Agriculture, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a Chapter 11 bankruptcy matter in which debtors, former dairy farmers, appealed a decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP), the BAP's...

Carabetta Enters., Inc. v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a contract dispute with the government brought by plaintiffs, owners and managers of properties that have provided low-income rental housing under...