all - Opinion Summaries

Salazar v. Allstate Texas Lloyd's, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21 does not allow for substitution of parties to create jurisdiction.

McMillan v. Collection Professionals, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Dismissal of a claim against a debt collection agency under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is reversed where the inquiry into how an...

Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Kintetsu Enters. of Am.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In the context of secondhand smoke litigation and alleged violations of Proposition 65, to stamp a consent agreement with the judicial imprimatur, a...

Harvey v. Great Seneca Fin. Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Dismissal for failure to state a claim of a lawsuit brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) against a debt collector, a creditor,...

Rollins, Inc. v. Butland

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, False Advertising
An order granting class certification in a class action complaint for claims arising from defendant's contractual undertakings related to the control...

Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Amouri's Grand Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
Denial of a cigarette-maker's motion for a preliminary injunction in an action asserting trademark, unfair competition and consumer protection...

Ajaka v. Brooksamerica Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit claiming violations of the Truth in Lending Act is reversed where there is a question of material fact as to...

Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

Administrative Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Transportation
Dismissal, for failure to state a claim, of a complaint challenging certain policy guidelines governing regional recalls by automakers is affirmed...

CTC Real Estate Servs. v. Lepe

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The victim of an identity theft, whose name and other personal information were used without authorization for the purpose of obtaining a loan secured...

Mitchell v. Beneficial Loan & Thrift Co.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant-lender on a claim that it violated the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) is affirmed where fees...