G Challenges to Arbitration Award-
Hughes v. Hughes, 10th Dist. Franklin No. 19AP-865, 2020-Ohio-5026-
In this appeal, the Tenth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision and confirmed an arbitration award...
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The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin
Is my interest in a deed subject to the Stranger Rule?
October 15, 2020
Compulsory Counterclaims to foreclosure
Helfinstine v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, 9th Dist. Summit...more
10/18/2020
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Adverse Possession ,
Appeals ,
Authentication ,
Compulsory Claims ,
Corporate Records ,
Counterclaims ,
Debt Collection ,
Deeds ,
Foreclosure ,
Grantors ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
State and Local Government ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Transfer of Title
The Bullet Point: Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin
Is my conduct a violation of the Consumer Sales Practices Act?
Volume 4, Issue 18
October 2, 2020
Unconscionable arbitration agreement
Klonowski v. Lynch, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga...more
10/6/2020
/ Acceleration ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bargaining Power ,
Borrowers ,
Consumer Sales Practices Act ,
Default ,
Delinquent Borrowers ,
False Advertising ,
Lis Pendens ,
Mortgages ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Right To Cure ,
Stays ,
Unconscionable Contracts
The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin
Is My Cure Offer under the Consumer Sales Practices Act Timely?
September 14, 2020
Timing of Cure Offer
Norman v. Kellie Auto Sales, Inc., 10th Dist. Franklin No....more
The Bullet Point: Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin
Does the Savings Statute Save My Claim?
Volume 4, Issue 16
August 26, 2020
Jim Sandy and Stephanie Hand-Cannane
Savings Statute
Moore v. Mt. Carmel Health Sys., Slip...more
The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin
Am I subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act?
Civil Liability for Criminal Act
Buddenberg v. Weisdack, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-3832
In this case, the...more
8/6/2020
/ Civil Liability ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Debt ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
FDCPA ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
International Litigation ,
State and Local Government ,
Subpoena Duces Tecum
TCPA Government-Debt Exception-
Barr v. Am. Assn. of Political Consultants, ___U.S.___ (2020)
The United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, striking down the...more
7/9/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Barr v American Association of Political Consultants Inc ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Content-Based Restrictions ,
Debt Collection ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreclosure ,
Free Speech ,
Government Debt-Exception ,
SCOTUS ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
TCPA
Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit
Aungst v. Light, 9th Dist. Summit No. 29349, 2020-Ohio-3347
In this appeal, the Ninth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, finding that when a shareholder’s derivative...more
6/23/2020
/ Actual Injuries ,
Affidavits ,
Appeals ,
Debtors ,
Derivatives ,
disco ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Rule ,
Final Judgment ,
Financial Instruments ,
Foreclosure ,
Judgment Creditors ,
Judgment Debtors ,
Liens ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Noteholders ,
Post-Judgment Interest ,
Promissory Notes ,
Proximate Cause ,
Redressability ,
Right to Possession ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
State and Local Government ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tolling ,
Ultra Vires ,
Wage Garnishment
The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin May 20, 2020 In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision finding that the defendants did not waive the defense of lack of personal...more
5/20/2020
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Fraudulent Concealment ,
Future Claims ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Lemon Laws ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Release of Liability ,
Reversal ,
State and Local Government ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment ,
Tolling ,
Voluntary Dismissals
Fraudulent Conveyance
Koleti v. Mehlman, 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C-190015, 2020-Ohio-2708
In this appeal, the First Appellate District reversed the trial court’s decision and found that a debtor’s liability to a creditor for...more
Final Appealable Order
Milton Banking Co. v. Adkins, 4th Dist. Jackson No. 19CA07, 2020-Ohio-1481
In this case, the Fourth Appellate District dismissed the appeal, holding that the judgment entry of foreclosure was not a...more
The Marketable Title Act -
Garden Botanical Garden v. Drewien, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 108536, 2020-Ohio-1278 -
In this case, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the trial court’s...more
QWR Responses -
Kavanagh v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, N.D.Ohio No. 3:17CV892, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46255 (Mar. 17, 2020) -
In this case, the Northern District of Ohio granted in part and denied in part the loan...more
4/2/2020
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Affidavits ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Defense Strategies ,
Duty to Respond ,
FDCPA ,
Foreclosure ,
Judicial Review ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Qualified Written Requests ,
RESPA ,
Standing ,
Waiver of Rights