6th Circuit Affirms Rejection of Bank’s Insurance Claim as Untimely
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a bank was not entitled to insurance coverage for its mortgage settlement with the government because... Read More
Litigation Developments
Two Appellate Courts Limit the Definition of an Automatic Telephone Dialing System Under the TCPA
On June 26, 2018 and June 29, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the... Read More
11th Circuit Dismisses FCRA Claims Based on Reporting a Loan in Forbearance Program as Delinquent
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently dismissed claims for Fair Credit Reporting Act violations against a large national bank. The bank... Read More
11th Circuit Enforces Individualized Arbitration in Employment Agreements
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently applied the Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis – in which the... Read More
Southern District of New York Rules CFPB Structure Unconstitutional
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled that the CFPB’s structure is unconstitutional. The decision runs contrary to a... Read More
1st Circuit Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Clause
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has reversed a district court’s grant of a motion to compel arbitration on the part of... Read More
7th Circuit Finds Employee Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable
The Seventh Circuit recently held that an arbitration provision could not be enforced by an employer against an employee because the employee’s employment agreement used... Read More
Complaint Against Law Firm for Initiating Foreclosure Proceedings Dismissed by Federal Court
Recently, a federal court dismissed a case against a law firm that initiated foreclosure proceedings on the plaintiff’s property, applying Florida’s litigation privilege and because... Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Finds SEC ALJ’s Subject to Appointments Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the U.S. Constitution, administrative law judges (ALJs) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must be appointed by... Read More
6th Circuit Rules on Materiality in False Claims Act Case
The Sixth Circuit recently overturned a district court’s dismissal with prejudice of a False Claims Act (FCA) case against the owner of a national senior... Read More
Federal Court Allows City’s Discrimination Suit Against Large National Bank
Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California allowed a complaint filed by the city of Oakland against a large national bank,... Read More
Supreme Court Limits American Pipe Tolling to Individual Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that its prior ruling in American Pipe & Constr. Co. v. Utah (1974) did not allow the filing of... Read More
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