Court Finds Mass Arbitration Bellwether and Delegation Provisions Unconscionable -
The district court for the Northern District of California recently denied a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and, in so ruling,...more
9/27/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Bellwether Verdicts ,
Debt Collection ,
Discovery ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Motion to Compel ,
Online Gaming ,
Regulation Z ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more
7/16/2024
/ AL Supreme Court ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Creditors ,
Debt Collection ,
Eviction ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreclosure Sales ,
IRS ,
Mortgages ,
Motion to Exclude ,
National Bank Act ,
Open-Ended Lines of Credit ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
On May 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a decision holding that legal fees resulting from violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) constitute a...more
On January 2, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed an amicus brief in the case of Carrasquillo v. CICA Collection Agency, Inc. where it argued that knowledge (i.e. “scienter”) of a violation of the Fair...more
In an unusually blunt decision, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s decision to dismiss various claims brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for “violating the district court’s...more
Ohio-
Statute of Limitations Under FDCPA-
Bouye v. Bruce, 6th Cir. Nos. 21-6195/22-5016 (Mar. 1, 2023).
In this appeal, the Sixth Circuit reversed in part the district court’s decision, finding that a claim brought...more
3/15/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Debt Collection ,
Derivative Suit ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreclosure ,
Forum Selection ,
Good Faith ,
Guaranty Claims ,
Investigations ,
Sheriffs Sale ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Waivers
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act-
In this appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio’s decision, finding the debt collector violated the...more
7/11/2022
/ Apex Doctrine ,
Breach of Contract ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Condition Precedent ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Officers ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Defamation ,
Depositions ,
Disclosure ,
False Statements ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreclosure ,
Post Judgment Discovery ,
Premature Claims ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment ,
Waivers
On October 28, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit vacated its April 21, 2021 opinion (Hunstein I) that had sent shockwaves through the debt collection industry and substituted a new Opinion (Hunstein II) in its place...more
Ohio-
Restrictive Covenants-
New California Woods Homeowners Assn. v. Jakse, 3d Dist. Union No. 14-21-04, 2021-Ohio-3783 In this appeal, the Third Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, agreeing that...more
11/9/2021
/ Affirmative Use Deed Restrictions ,
Article III ,
Bonuses ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Disclosure ,
Expert Witness ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
FDCPA ,
Foreclosure ,
Homeowners ,
Homeowners Association (HOA) ,
Property Owners ,
Property Tax ,
Punitive Damages ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Treasurers ,
Third-Party
The Bullet Point is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. We’re pleased to expand the Bullet Point from its previous coverage of Ohio case...more
9/23/2021
/ Arbitration ,
Cancellation of Debt (COD) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FL Supreme Court ,
Foreclosure ,
Injunctions ,
Motion to Compel ,
Offer of Judgment ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Technology ,
Zoom®
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: 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