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In re: Cmty. Bank of N. Virginia & Guaranty Nat'l Bank of Tallahassee Second Mortgage Loan Litig.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging predatory home equity lending scheme involving two banks and a company that purchased second mortgage...

Westerfeld v. Independent Processing, LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action against a Missouri limited liability company that processed residential mortgage documents, and a California limited partnership...

California Corr. Peace Officers' Ass'n v. State of California

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In California Correctional Peace Officers' Association's (CCPOA) class action suit against the state of California, through the California Department...

Iowa Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys. v. MF Global, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action alleging material misstatements and omissions in a prospectus and registration statement of defendant, and asserting claims under section...

UFCW Local 1776 v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law
In a putative class action against Eli Lilly, manufacturer of the drug Zyprexa, asserting a civil RICO violation predicated on mail fraud, conspiracy...

Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In a class action against California officials with responsibility over the corrections system and parole proceedings, seeking accommodations to...

Fireside Bank Cases

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In coordinated class actions challenging a lender's collection practices, trial court's entry of dismissals with prejudice against all class members...

Holster v. Gatco, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), dismissal of the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is affirmed...

Gutierrez v. California Commerce Club, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' putative class action lawsuit against California Commerce Club, Inc. (Club), claiming that they and other similarly situated members of...

Schleicher v. Wendt

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities-fraud suit against some managers of a large, publicly traded financial-services holding company, district court's conclusion that...