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Study: Variety Of Issues Accounts For Rise In Securities Class Action Filings

NEW YORK - The increase in federal securities class action filing activity in 2010 can be attributed to a number of issues "across a variety of industries," PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) says in its 15th annual securities litigation study, released

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Parties Debate Whether Dismissal Of Disgorgement Lawsuit Is Proper

DALLAS - Plaintiffs and the former Chief Executive Officer of two Stanford International Bank Ltd. (SIB) subsidiaries and his wife have asked a federal judge in Texas to determine whether dismissal of the plaintiffs' lawsuit seeking disgorgement of over

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Woman: $203M UCL Award For Debit Transaction Conduct Is Supported, Not Preempted

SAN FRANCISCO - Sufficient evidence supports a judge's finding that Wells Fargo N.A.'s processing of debit card transactions departed from federal law and that enjoining the conduct would have only incidental effects on the bank, a woman argues in an

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Plaintiff's Failure To Respond To Motion Leads To Dismissal Of FCRA Suit

SAN DIEGO - Ruling that Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals precedent is controlling, a federal judge in California on May 9 dismissed a pro se plaintiff's complaint against a residential mortgage servicing business for alleged federal lending law violations

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Panel: District Court Erred In Ruling That Credit Union Violated EFTA

PHILADELPHIA - A federal district court erred in ruling that a credit union violated the Electronic Fund Transfers Act (EFTA) by providing a non-account holder with account information that allowed him to steal $25,000 because the plaintiffs had no electronic

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Credit Repair Organization Act Suit

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on May 2 agreed to hear an appeal of a split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' ruling that a federal district court did not err in determining that the arbitration clause in a subprime credit card contract

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Judge Dismisses Securities Claims Against Former Freddie Mac Officer

NEW YORK - In a handwritten statement at the bottom of a defendant's notice of motion for partial judgment on the pleadings, a federal judge in New York granted the motion without further explanation on May 2, dismissing a number of federal securities

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Judge Rejects Hedge Fund's Attempt To Have Senate Report Considered

NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on May 18 rejected a hedge fund's attempt to have portions of a U.S. Senate report considered in a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and two of its subsidiaries, ruling that the report fails to meet the criteria

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Judge: Plaintiffs Failed To Plead Demand Futility Against Citigroup Board

NEW YORK - Lead plaintiffs in a shareholder derivative lawsuit against the current and former executive officers and directors of Citigroup Inc. have failed to properly plead demand futility, a federal judge in New York ruled May 17 in dismissing an amended

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Panel: Breach Of Contract Suit Must Be Heard In New Jersey State Court

PHILADELPHIA - A forum selection clause between the New Jersey Department of Treasury and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. prohibits removal of a lawsuit from New Jersey state court to federal court, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 18 (State

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Insurance Companies Sue Countrywide, Others Over Sale of MBS

CINCINNATI - A group of insurance companies and financial advisers sued Countrywide Financial Corp., certain of its subsidiaries and officers and others in Ohio federal court on April 27, arguing that the defendants violated state and federal law by misrepresenting

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Panel: Rating Agencies Not Underwriters Under Federal Securities Law

NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York did not err in dismissing shareholders' securities class action lawsuits against rating agencies for alleged violations of federal securities law because the rating agencies cannot be considered underwriters of stock

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Judge: City Properly Cured Standing Deficiencies In Amended Complaint

BALTIMORE - The mayor and City Council of the City of Baltimore have properly shown that they have standing to bring claims under the Fair Housing Act of 1968 against Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and its subsidiary for their allegedly illegal lending practices

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Federal Judge: Credit Card Company's Claim Valid; Debtor Accepted Agreement

PEORIA, Ill. - A federal judge in Illinois on April 20 ruled that a credit card company's claim against a debtor was valid because by using the card in question, the debtor accepted the terms of the credit card agreement (Mary Ann Hood v. American Express

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

Judge Awards Damages To Consumers In Credit, Debit Card Lawsuit

NEW YORK - Consumers' request for statutory damages under the Fair and Accurate Transaction Act (FACTA) is proper, a federal judge in New York ruled May 16, because the defendant in the action has failed to answer the consumers' complaint (Sarah Heller

Published Tue, May 24 2011 9:59 AM by LexisNexis® Financial Services Litigation News

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Study: Variety Of Issues Accounts For Rise In Securities Class Action Filings

Parties Debate Whether Dismissal Of Disgorgement Lawsuit Is Proper

Woman: $203M UCL Award For Debit Transaction Conduct Is Supported, Not Preempted

Plaintiff's Failure To Respond To Motion Leads To Dismissal Of FCRA Suit

Panel: District Court Erred In Ruling That Credit Union Violated EFTA

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Credit Repair Organization Act Suit

Judge Dismisses Securities Claims Against Former Freddie Mac Officer

Judge Rejects Hedge Fund's Attempt To Have Senate Report Considered

Judge: Plaintiffs Failed To Plead Demand Futility Against Citigroup Board

Panel: Breach Of Contract Suit Must Be Heard In New Jersey State Court

Insurance Companies Sue Countrywide, Others Over Sale of MBS

Panel: Rating Agencies Not Underwriters Under Federal Securities Law

Judge: City Properly Cured Standing Deficiencies In Amended Complaint

Federal Judge: Credit Card Company's Claim Valid; Debtor Accepted Agreement

Judge Awards Damages To Consumers In Credit, Debit Card Lawsuit