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Mirfasihi v. Fleet Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Class-action settlement is rejected and the matter remanded where the district court failed to adequately consider the potential value of a sub-class'...

Hamilton v. Ford Motor Co.

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Transportation
In an action alleging claims under the Florida Lemon Law Act and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, an attorney's fees judgment is reversed in part...

State ex rel. Nee v. Unumprovident Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
Dismissal of complaint brought under Insurance Code section 1871.7 following defendant's successful demurrer to qui tam action is affirmed where the...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. AIG Life Ins. Co.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
Dismissal for failure to state a claim of plaintiffs' complaint arising out of their purchase of corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) policies that...

R & B Auto Ctr., Inc. v. Farmers Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In a suit brought by a car dealership over defense and indemnity in connection with a lemon law suit, a judgment in favor of an insurance carrier and...

Nunnally v. Equifax Information Serv., LLC

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an interlocutory appeal, the Fair Credit Reporting Act does not require disclosure of the complete customer file after a reinvestigation, and the...

T.A. Enters., Inc. v. Olarte, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Transportation
A provision of the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act, Florida's Lemon Law, which authorizes a court to condition appellate review upon payment by...

Miedema v. Maytag Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Order granting plaintiff's motion to remand to state court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court...

Childers v. Advanced Found. Repair, L.P.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A court of appeals' judgment dismissing an appeal in a contract and negligence case involving certain construction work for lack of jurisdiction is...

Gelinas v. Forest River, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Transportation
Florida Statutes section 681.112 authorizes the recovery of attorney's fees and costs and pecuniary losses not recoverable in a Lemon Law arbitration...