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Financial Services Litigation

04/30/2013	Previously Banned Fees Charged to Consumers Now Permissible for Visa and MasterCard Transactions
04/01/2013	Behrend and Amgen: The Supreme Court Sends Mixed Signals About Reaching the Merits at the Class Certification Stage
03/15/2013	Sherzer v. Homestar Mortgage Services: The Third Circuit Takes Sides in a Circuit Split Over How a Borrower Exercises Rescission Rights Under TILA
03/04/2013	Gabelli v. SEC: the Supreme Court's Statute of Limitations Ruling Puts Pressure on Federal Agencies to Investigate More Aggressively and Sue More Quickly
02/21/2013	California Supreme Court Eases Admissibility of Oral Statements in Contract Fraud Disputes
02/15/2013	FFIEC Proposes Guidance for Use of Social Media by Banks
01/31/2013	Another Court Holds Daubert Analysis Required When Critical to Class Certification
12/26/2012	McCarn v. HSBC USA, Inc.: A Federal Court Dismisses a Plaintiff's Attempt to Apply Antitrust-Conspiracy Principles to a Consumer Financial Protection Statute
12/05/2012	The Supreme Court Declines to Address Whether Financial Institutions Are Entitled to Unqualified Immunity from Claims Arising from the Filing of Suspicious Activity Reports
11/19/2012	PA Supreme Court to Address Confusion Concerning the Statute of Limitations Governing Guaranties
11/15/2012	Delaware Court of Chancery Unveils New Rule for Confidential Filings
10/15/2012	FTC Reaches Settlement on Charges Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and FTC Act Against Seller and Buyers of Consumer Financial Information
09/12/2012	Class Action Waivers After Concepcion: The Emergence of a Circuit Split Over the Decision's Impact on Federal Claims Makes a Return to the Supreme Court Likely
08/22/2012	Recent Decisions Provide Guidance with Respect to the Application and Scope of Anti-Retaliation Provision of Dodd-Frank
08/16/2012	Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Update: The Proposed Mortgage Servicing Rules
07/27/2012	Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Regulatory Agenda Highlights Numerous Mortgage-Related Rules on the Horizon
06/07/2012	Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeks to Extend Regulation E to Certain Prepaid Cards
05/31/2012	Resolving the Split on Split Fees Under RESPA: Freeman v. Quicken Loans Holds That Fee-Splitting Is Prohibited Only if the Fee Actually Is Split
05/04/2012	The FTC Final Report: Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change
04/24/2012	Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Rules for Mortgage Servicers
03/19/2012	Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Broadens Its Oversight to Include Certain Debt Collectors and Credit Reporting Agencies
02/15/2012	The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Completes Its First Six Months - But Questions About Its Future Remain
01/03/2012	Court Holds That the Business Judgment Rule Does Not Apply to Protect the Decisions of Corporate Officers in California
10/26/2011	Do Not Let the Third Circuit's Recent Decision in Liggon-Redding v. Estate of Robert Sugarman Scare You: An Alternative Method to Dispose of Meritless Legal Malpractice Actions Remains
06/09/2011	Supreme Court Clarifies That Loss Causation Is Not Required to Obtain Class Certification
04/20/2011	Recent Second Circuit Opinion Invalidates Class Action Waiver Provision in a Commercial Contract
01/14/2011	Interlocutory Appeals of Denials of Motions to Dismiss in the Wake of Twombly: A New Option for the Defense?
09/30/2010	The "Red Flags" Rules - A Burgeoning Standard of Care for Financial Institutions
07/20/2010	Third Circuit: A Class Action Waiver Presents an Issue of Arbitrability to be Decided by the Court, Not by an Arbitrator
05/26/2010	American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League – Is Every League or Association a "Walking Conspiracy" for Purposes of Antitrust Analysis?
01/25/2010	The Third Circuit Clarifies the Robinson-Patman Act’s "Competing Purchaser" Requirement
01/20/2010	Third Circuit Requires Plaintiffs to Prove Causal Link and Breach of Duty in Deepening Insolvency Cases
08/24/2009	Proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency Would Lead to Seachange in Regulatory System for Financial Services
07/08/2009	Delaware Chancery Court Rejects Notion That a Director’s Duty to Oversee a Corporation Encompasses Duty to Monitor Business Decisions
04/23/2009	More Bad News for Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Credit Cardholder Agreements: The U.S. Supreme Court Limits the Ability to Enforce Arbitration Agreements in Federal Court
04/22/2009	Delaware Court Holds That Corporate Officers Have the Same Fiduciary Duties as Corporate Directors Under Delaware Law
04/02/2009	Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
03/02/2009	Third Circuit Chimes in on Controversy Surrounding Enforcement of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses and Class Action Waivers, Holding that Certain Class Action Waivers May Be Unconscionable Under New Jersey Law
02/20/2009	Third Circuit Deems Creditor an "Insider" Based on Abuse of Business Relationship With Debtor and Orders Return of $188.2 Million to Trustee
02/12/2009	A Less Expensive Alternative to Bankruptcy: State-Court Receiverships
01/16/2009	Troubled Asset Relief Program Imposes Minimal Restrictions on Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance
01/06/2009	Third Circuit Clarifies Requirements for Class Certification
12/17/2008	Eighth Circuit Thwarts Hedge Funds from Using "Shakedown" Tactics in Declaring Default
10/28/2008	Update: New Red Flag Rules Require Financial Institutions to Detect and Prevent Identity Theft
10/13/2008	SEC Issues Guidance On Use of Company Web Sites
09/01/2008	Ario v. Deloitte & Touche: Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court Re-Kindles Confusion About the 'Deepening Insolvency' Doctrine
08/11/2008	New Red Flag Rules Require Financial Institutions to Detect and Prevent Identity Theft
06/01/2008	Perfected Security Interests vs. Writs of Garnishment
05/05/2008	Second Circuit Casts Doubt on the Continued Viability of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses and Class Action Waivers in Consumer Credit Card Contracts
03/10/2008	Check Fraud Litigation – Realizing the UCC’s Goal of Quick and Inexpensive Resolution of Commercial Disputes