Consumer

  • Lockhart v. United States

    Supreme Court Holds That Government May Seize Social Security Benefits to Collect Student Loan Debt

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    December 07, 2005

  • Miller v. Bank of America

    $75 Million from Jury and $284 Million from Court Awarded to Class of Social Security Beneficiaries; Bank Appeals; Bank Had Seized Plaintiffs’ Direct-Deposited Benefits Without Notice to Cover Overdrafts and Fees for Nonsufficient Funds

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    November 22, 2005

  • Clearing House Association Limited Liability Company v. Spitzer

    New York Attorney General Is Enjoined from Instituting Judicial Action in State’s Parens Patriae Capacity to Enforce Fair Housing Act’s Fair Lending Provisions Against National Banks

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    October 12, 2005

  • Blanco v. Key Bank USA National Association

    Federal Banking Law Does Not Preempt State Consumer Protection Law Where State Law Has Only Incidental Effect on Bank Operations and Compelling Evidence of Congressional Intent to Preempt Is Absent, According to Federal Court

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    September 30, 2005

  • Mayers v. New York Community Bancorp Incorporated

    Court Allows Constitutional Challenge to Proceed Against Freezing Bank Accounts Containing Exempt Federal Benefits

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    August 31, 2005

  • Buckeye Check Cashing Inc. v. Cardegna

    U.S. Supreme Court Grants Review to Determine Whether State Courts or Arbitrators Determine Contract's Legality Before Arbitration

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    August 12, 2005

  • Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles v. California Law Clinic

    Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Obtains Permanent Injunction to Stop For-Profit “Paralegal” Service from Advertising Itself as “Legal Aid” and Wins Damages and Attorney Fees

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    July 20, 2005

  • Shipp v. Messerli and Kramer Professional Association

    Debtors Challenge Law Firm’s Request for Excessive Fee Awards in Default Collection Cases

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    March 25, 2005

  • Servedio v. Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center

    Suit Alleging that Hospital Charges Uninsured Patients Higher Fees May Proceed

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    January 06, 2005

  • Zermeno v. Precis Incorporated

    Defendant “Discount Health Care Referral” Business Agrees to Comply with California Discount Buying Law and Pay Damages to Plaintiffs, Who Will Continue Litigating Claim in State Court that Defendants Conduct Unlawful Business Practices

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    October 07, 2004

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