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U.S. High Court: Little Tucker Act Doesn't Waive Government's Sovereign Immunity
Posted on 13 Nov 2012 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The Little Tucker Act doesn't waive the U.S. government's sovereign immunity when it comes to damages actions filed under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Nov. 13 ( United... Read More

Tags: American Express , Federal Circuit , United States of America v. James X. Bormes , James Bormes , Little Tucker Act , financial services , Fair Credit Reporting Act , credit card , Litigation , Antonin Scalia , class actions , U.S. Supreme Court , FCRA , sovereign immunity

Class Action Waiver, Arbitration Agreements, And The American Express Litigation
Posted on 24 Jul 2012 by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

By Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Excerpt: On February 1, 2012, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided In re American Express Merchants' Litigation , No. 06-1871-cv, (2d Cir. Feb. 1, 2012) (" AMEX III ") [ an enhanced... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Sherman Act , American Express , Clayton Act , Second Circuit , arbitration agreements , credit card companies , Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. Randolph , class action , Litigation , class action waiver , Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp. , In re American Express Merchants' Litigation

Ballard Spahr LLP: Concepcion Mandates Individual Arbitration Even When Statutory Rights Cannot Be Vindicated, 3rd Circuit Holds
Posted on 19 Sep 2012 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By the Consumer Financial Services Group The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], obligates courts to compel individual arbitration... Read More

Tags: Hough v. Regions Financial Corp. , AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion , Third Circuit , American Express , New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act , Second Circuit , 3rd Circuit , Arbitration , Buffington v. SunTrust Banks , Inc. v. Brewer , Concepcion , class action , Litigation , Ballard Spahr , Inc. , Missouri Title Loans , class action waiver , U.S. Supreme Court , American Express Merchant's Litigation , Homa v. American Express Co.

Government Sues 3 Biggest Credit Cards, Settles With 2
Posted on 5 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) The Justice Department on Monday sued the three largest U.S. credit card companies for anticompetitive practices and reached a proposed settlement with two of them, MasterCard and Visa. "We want to put more money in consumers'... Read More

Tags: Missouri , American Express , Assistant Attorney , Ohio , Iowa , Antitrust , credit card companies , credit cards , state attorneys general , Justice Department , Litigation , Michigan , Visa MasterCard , lawsuit , Connecticut , Attorney General Eric Holder , General Christine Varney , Texas , Maryland