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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

California Federal District Court Reinstates Order In Overdraft Class Action

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/23/2013

On May 14, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California reinstated a prior order enjoining a national bank from engaging in false or misleading representations relating to certain overdraft practices and...more

TheFlyonTheWall: A Judicial Paradox? By Robert P. LoBue

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/30/2012

Lawyers crave structure. Give them a cause of action that has several well defined elements and you can keep them occupied for days on end, arguing about each prong. If you number the elements so they can converse in code, so...more

Not all Bankruptcy “Core” Proceedings are Created Equal: A Limitation on State Law Lender Liability Claims in Bankruptcy Court...

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/16/2011

The scenario has become all too familiar in recent years: a borrower defaults on a loan and, when the lender pursues the loan collateral through foreclosure or other proceedings, the borrower files for bankruptcy protection....more

Does the Use of Foreign Call Centers Violate Privacy and Consumer Protection Laws?

by Richik Sarkar on 8/11/2011

Many companies rely on foreign call centers to help with customer service or other business needs. Now, Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit allege that the use of such centers violates customers’ privacy and puts personal...more

Second Circuit Holds That the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Bars All RICO Claims Based Upon Alleged Acts of...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/23/2011

In MLSMK Investment Co. v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., No. 10-3040-cv, 2011 WL 2640579 (2d Cir. July 7, 2011), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims brought under the Racketeer...more

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