Finance & Banking, Civil Rights, Civil Procedure

More than 50 parties file recourse proceedings in the Cyprus Supreme Court

by Pavlos Aristodemou | Harney Westwood & Riegels on 5/22/2013

As noted in our previous update, several clients have considered legal challenges to the new laws based on the resolution measures agreed by the Eurogroup and the Republic of Cyprus. These resolution measures on Bank of...more

Solicitor General files brief opposing certiorari in Mt. Holly

by Alan S. Kaplinsky | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/21/2013

Last week, the Solicitor General finally filed his brief expressing the views of the United States on whether the U.S. Supreme Court should grant the petition for certiorari pending in Township of Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly...more

American Bankers Association Real Estate Lending Conference - Qualified Mortgages: A Sea Change For Mortgage Lenders

by Robert H. Ledig, Thomas P. Vartanian | Dechert LLP on 4/16/2013

In This Presentation: - The Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rule - Small Creditor QM Proposal - The Ability-to-Repay (ATR) Rule: What It Says and What It Means - Liability for Failure to Comply with the ATR and QM...more

Michigan ATMs Hit With Class Action Lawsuits Alleging Non-Compliance With ADA Requirements

by Ronald DeWaard, Brion Doyle | Varnum LLP on 3/8/2013

The first ATM accessibility class-action lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") were filed in federal district court in Michigan earlier this month. The class-action lawsuits request a permanent...more

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Issues Final Rule Affirming Use of Disparate Impact to Establish Liability for...

by Patrick D. Dolan, Robert H. Ledig, Ralph R. Mazzeo, Thomas P. Vartanian | Dechert LLP on 2/15/2013

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) issued a final rule (“Rule”) on February 8, 2013, which provides additional support to potential government and private plaintiffs seeking to challenge “facially...more

Massachusetts Federal Court Reverses Prior Certification of Class in Fair Lending Case

by BuckleySandler LLP on 9/27/2012

On September 18, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts decertified a class of borrowers who allege that their mortgage lender violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act by allowing...more

Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Pricing Discrimination Suit Against Auto Dealers

by BuckleySandler LLP on 7/25/2012

On July 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a Department of Justice suit alleging that two automobile dealers violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by charging...more

Failure to Issue Litigation Hold Is Not Necessarily Gross Negligence, Second Circuit Holds

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/24/2012

In a decision that will surprise some, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held in Chin v. Port Authority that the failure to issue a litigation hold is not gross negligence per se. This decision runs...more

Retiree Benefit System that Disproportionately Benefits Men is Not Necessarily a Violation of Title VII

by Barger & Wolen on 5/21/2012

In Wood v. City of San Diego, Janet Wood brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging the surviving spouse benefit provided by the City of San Diego to retired employees discriminated on the basis of...more

Case Update - Re Timminco Limited

by Dentons on 2/17/2012

Re Timminco Limited (2012) ONSC 506 (Ont. Commercial List) and (2012) ONSC 948 (Ont. Commercial List). Timminco Limited and Bécancour Silicon Inc. (together the “Timminco Entities”) sought and...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter -- January 2012

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/19/2012

IN THIS ISSUE: - Editor's Overview - 2011 -- The Year in Review: Last Year's Most Significant ERISA - Litigation Opinions and What They Foreshadow for 2012 - Second Circuit's Recent ERISA Statute...more

Fair Lending Class Actions Following Wal-Mart v. Dukes

by Benjamin Saul on 11/30/2011

This article examines the Dukes decision itself, discusses how several lower courts have recently applied the Dukes decision in fair lending class actions, and explores the degree to which Dukes has undercut the viability...more

"Recent Supreme Court Actions Likely to Affect Fair Lending 'Disparate Impact' Litigation and Enforcement"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/17/2011

Judges, practitioners and academics have debated for a number of years whether the legal theory of “disparate impact” discrimination, which the Supreme Court first articulated in the employment discrimination context, can be...more

InfoBytes, September 16, 2011 - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry

by BuckleySandler LLP on 9/26/2011

In This Issue: • Federal Issues • Courts • Firm News • Mortgages • Banking • Litigation • E-Financial Services Excerpt from "E-Financial Services" California District Court Allows Missouri Resident...more

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