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Highland Capital Mgmt. LP v. Leonard Schneider

Banking Law, Commercial Law
In answer to a certified question by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, eight promissory notes at issue in the case fall within the...

Deposit Ins. Agency v. Superintendent of Banks of the State of N.Y.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, International Law
Denial of appellant's state sovereign immunity defense to bankruptcy proceedings brought under 11 U.S.C. section 304 by appellee, the foreign...

Koehler v. Brody

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, M&A
In a suit brought by class action plaintiff suing his former representative after a settlement had been approved by a district court, dismissal of...

Ellipso, Inc. v. Mann

Banking Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In case alleging fraudulent inducement to enter a loan agreement, preliminary injunction issued to preserve assets for a potential judgment against...

Village of Oakwood v. State Bank & Trust Co.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Intervention by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in a suit cannot create federal jurisdiction where none existed.

Beal Savings Bank v. Sommer

Banking Law, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
One lender in a syndicated loan arrangement does not have standing to sue for breach of contract, contrary to the will of the other 36 lenders to...

In Re: Clerici

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, International Law
Granting of government application for judicial assistance to foreign tribunals, resulting in appointment of Assistant U.S. Attorney to obtain sworn...

Regents of the Univ. of California v. Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action alleging that defendants-banks entered into transactions that allowed Enron to misstate its financial condition, to...

Gillespie v. Trans Union Corp.

Banking Law, Debt Collection
Summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in a suit under the Fair Credit Reporting Act where the language of 15 U.S.C. section 1681g(a)(1), the...

McAtee v. Capital One, F.S.B.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
A decision remanding a class action removed under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) to state court is affirmed where CAFA and its removal...