News & Analysis as of

Appeals › Contract Disputes › Financial Services Industry

Lathrop GPM

West Virginia Court of Appeals Enforces Release, Reverses Fraudulent Inducement Finding Against National Broker

Lathrop GPM on

The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals reversed a decision that a national broker franchisor, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., fraudulently induced a franchisee into buying the business of another Ameriprise franchisee,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Maryland Court of Appeals Bars Confessed Judgment Clauses in Consumer Contracts

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on

A recent decision from the Maryland Court of Appeals provided somewhat surprising new guidance on the permissibility of confessed judgment clauses in consumer contracts. In Goshen Run Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Cisneros,...more

Bilzin Sumberg

New Second Circuit Statute of Limitations Ruling A Benefit to Loan Originators, Brokers

Bilzin Sumberg on

As originators and brokers of mortgage loans continue to get served with new lawsuits (or threatened with potential suits) related to loans that they conveyed to aggregators prior to the financial crisis of 2008, questions...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Sixth Circuit: FDCPA Requirement to Cease Collection Pending Debt Validation Can Include Third-Party Activities

Ballard Spahr LLP on

In a matter of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) requirement for a debt collector to "cease collection of the debt" after receipt...more

4 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide